Texas Tech Washington Regional Game Notes

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Back-To-Back NCAA Regional Finalists

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80-34 Record Past Two Seasons

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2011 Top 5 Nationally Ranked Offense

Communications Contact: Matt Dowdy • matthew.dowdy@ttu.edu • O: (806) 742-2770 • C: (806) 928-5190 TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS Record.........................40-15; 13-10 Big 12 Conference Finish................................. 5th Head Coach...........................Shanon Hays Record at School.......................120-49 (3) Career Record............................234-65 (5)

No. 16 WASHINGTON HUSKIES Record.......................... 36-17; 7-15 Pac-12 Conference Finish................................. 8th Head Coach............................ Heather Tarr Record at School................ 280-128-1 (8) Career Record.....................................Same

MARYLAND TERRAPINS Record............................... 34-20; 10-8 ACC Conference Finish................................. 5th Head Coach.......................... Laura Watten Record at School.................... 238-165 (7) Career Record.......................560-372 (15)

HARVARD CRIMSON Record..................................33-13; 17-3 Ivy Conference Finish..................................1st Head Coach............................ Jenny Allard Record at School..................460-340 (18) Career Record.....................................Same

RED RAIDERS BACK IN THE POSTSEASON

Texas Tech begins its third-straight postseason appearance Friday when the Red Raiders open the NCAA Washington Regional against Maryland. First pitch is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. CT at the Husky Softball Stadium.

REGIONAL SCHEDULE

Friday, May 18 G1: Texas Tech vs. Maryland________________ 5:30 p.m.

G2: No. 16 Washington vs. Harvard_____________ 8 p.m.

Saturday, May 19 G3: Game one loser vs. Game two loser_________ 3 p.m.

G4: Game one winner vs. Game two winner___ 5:30 p.m.

G5: Game three winner vs. Game four loser______ 8 p.m.

Sunday, May 20 G6: Game four winner vs. Game five winner______ 3 p.m.

G7: Immediately following if necessary

WASHINGTON REGIONAL INFORMATION

Dates____________________ Friday-Sunday, May 18-20 First pitch__________________ 5:30 p.m. CT / TBD / TBD Location___________________________ Seattle, Wash.

Facility_______________ Huskie Softball Stadium (1,500) Dimensions_________________200 (L) / 250 (C) / 200 (R) Live Video____________________ www.gohuskies.com Live Audio_____________________ www.texastech.com Radio_____________________________________ None Play-by-play________________________Jody Roginson Live Stats______________________ www.texastech.com Live Blog______________________ www.texastech.com Tickets_______________________ www.gohuskies.com

TEXAS TECH PROBABLE LINEUP 26 - MIKEY KENNEY .327 - 13 - 31

28 - EMILY COOPER .364 - 0 - 1

7 - ASHLEY HAMADA .247 - 1 - 2

19 - RAVEN RICHARDSON .276 - 7 - 25

3 - EMILY BLEDSOE .290 - 5 - 24

2 - LOGAN HALL .276 - 1 - 16

18 - SANDY JAMES .303 - 11 - 44

2012 STATISTICS AVG - HR - RBI

DP 9 - ADRIANA PEREZ .350 - 15 - 55 22 - HOLLEY GENTSCH .258 - 3 - 14

POSSIBLE PITCHERS Pitcher 77 - Cara Custer 20 - Kelsey Dennis

W-L ERA 25-10 2.35 2-1 4.88

Pitcher 11 - Brittany Talley 8 - Chandler Moore

W-L ERA 11-4 2.27 0-0 5.65

Pitcher W-L ERA 4 - Kermitria Ward 0-0 4.85 23 - Ashley Brokeshoulder 2-0 2.76

2012 SCHEDULE FEBRUARY 9 # vs. San Diego State W, 5-4 10 # vs. Northwestern L, 6-14 (6)

# vs. #14 Tennessee L, 0-1 11 # vs. #9 Stanford L, 1-7

# vs. Cal Poly L, 0-3 17 $ vs. Ohio State W, 7-4

$ vs. Long Beach State W, 2-0 18 $ vs. Idaho State W, 8-4

$ vs. Portland State W, 5-1 19 $ vs. DePaul W, 2-1

$ vs. Utah State W, 11-2 (5) 24 ^ vs. Texas State W, 6-0

^ vs. North Texas W, 10-0 (8) 25 ^ vs. UTEP W, 5-2

^ vs. Stephen F. Austin W, 2-1 (8) 26 ^ vs. Texas State L, 1-3 MARCH 2 ~ BINGHAMTON W, 7-2

~ UT-ARLINGTON W, 2-0 3 ~ UT-ARLINGTON W, 9-1 (6)

~ BINGHAMTON W, 8-2 4 ~ BINGHAMTON W, 4-3

~ UT-ARLINGTON W, 7-1 6 at #5 Texas (LHN) L, 0-8 (6) 7 at #5 Texas (LHN) L, 1-2 12 #23 NEW MEXICO W, 9-4 #23 NEW MEXICO W, 8-5 14 at Stony Brook W, 4-1 at Stony Brook W, 6-3 16 + vs. Monmouth W, 4-2

+ at Seton Hall W, 11-0 (5) 17 + vs. Manhattan W, 13-2 (5)

+ vs. Manhattan W, 7-2 18 + at Seton Hall W, 9-0 (5) 27 MIDWESTERN STATE W, 10-2 (6) 30 * IOWA STATE W, 19-7 (5) 31 * IOWA STATE W, 6-2 APRIL 1 * IOWA STATE W, 5-3 (8) 5 * at #5 Oklahoma L, 1-3 6 * at #5 Oklahoma W, 5-4 7 * at #5 Oklahoma L, 1-4 11 * #5 TEXAS W, 5-2 13 * at #9 Missouri W, 2-0 14 * at #9 Missouri W, 5-4

* at #9 Missouri L, 1-4 (8) 17 * #19 TEXAS A&M L, 6-9

* #19 TEXAS A&M L, 0-9 (6) 18 * #19 TEXAS A&M W, 8-6 20 * #25 BAYLOR W, 3-1 21 * #25 BAYLOR L, 4-8 22 * #25 BAYLOR W, 6-5 28 * at Kansas W, 4-1

* at Kansas L, 4-5 29 * at Kansas Cancelled MAY 5 * OKLAHOMA STATE L, 0-5 6 * OKLAHOMA STATE W, 8-4 7 * OKLAHOMA STATE W, 2-1 17-20 NCAA Regionals TBA 24-27 NCAA Super Regionals TBA 31-6 NCAA College World Series TBA # ASU Kajikawa Classic (Tempe, Ariz.) • $ Louisville Slugger Desert Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) • ^ Texas Shootout (Waco, Texas) • ~ Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic (Lubbock, Texas) • + Seton Hall Classic (South Orange, N.J.) • * Big 12 Series • Central times listed.

NCAA WASHINGTON REGIONAL NOTES

QUICK FACTS

MEDIA INFORMATION

GENERAL INFORMATION Location_______________________ Lubbock, Texas Founded_______________________________ 1923 Enrollment____________________________ 32,327 Nickname_________________________Red Raiders Colors_______________________ Scarlet and Black Facility____________________ Rocky Johnson Field Affiliation_____________________ NCAA Division I Conference____________________________ Big 12 Chancellor_________________________ Kent Hance President________________________ Dr. Guy Bailey Athletics Director__________________ Kirby Hocutt Sr. Associate AD/SWA______________Dr. Judi Henry Department Main Number________ (806) 742-3355

PRACTICES Players and coaches are available for interviews every day prior to the start of practice. Practice usually begins at 2:15 (batting cages) on weekdays, and media members wishing to attend should contact Matt Dowdy in the Athletics Communications office beforehand.

WWW.TEXASTECH.COM This is the official site of the Texas Tech Athletics Department. Texas Tech Softball releases as well as a variety of athletics department information can be found on the web. Texas Tech also offers live video (home matches only) streaming of all Red Raider matches.

PLAYER/HEAD COACH INTERVIEWS Texas Tech student-athletes and head coach Shanon Hays are available most days prior to practice.

Hays can also be reached at various points during the day. Normally following weekend road trips, players and coaches are available on the following Monday, which is normally the scheduled “off day” for the team. To set up an interview, please contact Matt Dowdy.

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS Texas Tech Athletics will provide video highlights of player/coaches interviews through an FTP site hosted by Texas Tech University. Members of the media can download files in QuickTime format that are of broadcast quality. For more information and to get FTP log-in information, please contact Matt Dowdy.

HISTORY Season of Softball_____21st (1981-85; 1996-present) All-Time Record________________ 492-587-4 (.454) NCAA Regional Appearances________________Four ______________________ (1999, 2001, 2010, 2011) FACILITY INFORMATION Name_____________________ Rocky Johnson Field Capacity_______________________________ 1,181 Opened________________________________ 2001 COACHING STAFF Head Coach_____________________ Shanon Hays Alma Mater________________Lubbock Christian ‘91 Record at Tech______________ 120-49 (3rd Season) Career Record_______________ 234-65 (5th Season) Best time to reach_________ Afternoon, Contact SID Assoc. Head Coach___________________ Aly Sartini Alma Mater_______________________ Arkansas ‘00 Assistant Coach_____________________ Kristie Fox Alma Mater________________________ Arizona ‘07 Dir. of Operations___________ Shannon Armstrong Office Number__________________ (806) 742-5001

POSTGAME INTERVIEWS Texas Tech players and head coach Shanon Hays will be made available to the media just outside the home dugout following a brief cooling off period.

The Texas Tech clubhouse will remain closed.

CREDENTIALS Media members wishing to cover the Texas Tech softball team at Rocky Johnson Field during the 2012 season must be issued a working credential from the Texas Tech Athletics Communications office. All requests for both media and photo credentials must be made either in writing or via e-mail at least a day in advance to Matt Dowdy, Assistant Director for Athletic Communications. (Fax: (806) 7421970; e-mail: matthew.dowdy@ttu.edu) Credentials can be picked up in the Athletics Communications office (south end of Jones AT&T Stadium) or at the ticket office outside the stadium entrance on gamedays.

ROCKY JOHNSON FIELD Rocky Johnson Field opened in 2001, giving Texas Tech one of the newest softball facilities in the country. In the 10 years since its opening, the complex has gone through several changes, including the addition of the team facility down the left field line which opened in 2010, making “The Rock” one of the finest facilities in the country.

DIRECTIONS TO ROCKY JOHNSON FIELD Rocky Johnson Field is located on 10th Street near University Medical Center (UMC). The softball complex is adjacent to the McLeod Tennis Center and can be best reached via Texas Tech Parkway.

FROM THE AIRPORT: Take I-27 South from Regis Street and exit west on the Marsha Sharp Freeway.

Take the Texas Tech Parkway exit and turn north (right) for a quarter of a mile until you reach the first stop light (10th Street). Turn back east (right) and Rocky Johnson Field will be on the right side.

TEAM INFORMATION 2011 Record____________________________42-16 Conference Record___________________ 5-13 (8th) Home Record___________________________26-10 Away Record______________________________3-5 Neutral Site Record________________________13-1 Postseason______________ NCAA Tucson Regional Final Ranking___________________ Received Votes Letterwinners Returning/Lost_______________15/5 Position Starters Returning/Lost______________7/1 Pitchers Returning Lost_____________________4/1 Newcomers________________________________ 9 Top Returning Position Players_____ Emily Bledsoe _________________ Raven Richardson, Logan Hall, ____________________ Sandy James, Cydney Allen Top Returning Pitchers_____________ Kelsey Dennis _______________________________Brittany Talley Top Newcomers________Cara Custer, Adriana Perez __________________ Katelyn Williams, Melisa Ryba ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Associate AD/Communications________ Blayne Beal E-mail____________________ blayne.beal@ttu.edu Assistant Director (Softball)__________ Matt Dowdy WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Office__________________________ (806) 742-2770 4 5 6 7 Cell___________________________ (806) 928-5190 3 Fax____________________________ (806) 742-1970 Travel to Practice in vs. Maryland vs. TBD vs. TBD Twitter_________________________ @Matt_Dowdy Seattle Seattle 5:30 p.m.

E-mail________________ matthew.dowdy@ttu.edu Website____________________www.texastech.com Practice Tech Twitter______ @TechAthletics, @TechGameday TBD Mailing Address_______________ 6th & Boston Ave. ___________________________ Lubbock, TX 79409 2

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TUESDAY 9

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NCAA WASHINGTON REGIONAL NOTES INSIDE THE MARYLAND SERIES The Red Raiders and Maryland have met twice in history with the two schools splitting the two meetings.

Tech won the inaugural meeting against the Terrapins, 3-0, on Feb. 22, 2006 during the Palm Springs Tournament before Maryland came back to defeat the Red Raiders, 3-2, on March 21, 2010 in the finale of the USF The Game Tournament. The loss was only Shanon Hays’ third at the time during his opening season in the Tech dugout. The Red Raiders are 5-7 all-time against current members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Texas Tech vs. Maryland All-Time Series Date Location Result

2/22/06 Palm Spring, Calif.

W, 3-0

3/21/10 Clearwater, Fla. L, 2-3 INSIDE THE WASHINGTON SERIES If Tech and Washington were to face each other, it would eighth all-time meeting between the two schools and the first since 2008 when the Huskies swept the Red Raiders in a pair of neutral-site contests. Tech is just 1-6 all-time against Washington with all seven contests taking place in neutral-site tournaments. The Red Raiders’ only win in the series came in a 3-2 victory March 10, 2007 during Big 12/Pac-10 Challenge held in Tempe, Ariz. when the Huskies were ranked 10th in the country.

Texas Tech vs. Washington All-Time Series Date Location Result

2/10/01 Phoenix, Ariz.

L, 1-4

3/15/02 Fullerton, Calif.

L, 3-10

2/14/04 Tempe, Ariz.

L, 1-2

3/9/07 Tempe, Ariz.

L, 0-1

3/10/07 Tempe, Ariz.

W, 3-2

2/8/08 Las Vegas, Nev. L, 1-8

2/22/08 Albuquerque, N.M. L, 1-6 INSIDE THE HARVARD SERIES Tech and Harvard are paired in the same regional for the second-straight season as the two schools were part of the Tucson Regional a year ago. The Red Raiders scored seven runs in the first inning en route to a 7-0 victory over the Crimson in the first elimination game of the regional. Tech went on to defeat New Mexico State later in the evening before falling to host Arizona in the regional finale the following day. Harvard is in the postseason for the second-consecutive year after winning the Ivy League.

Texas Tech vs. Maryland All-Time Series Date Location Result

5/21/11 Tucson, Ariz.

W, 7-0 ON DECK The Washington Regional winner will advance to face the champion of the Berkley Regional where No. 1 ranked California is hosting Iona, Arkansas, and Boston University. The super regional round is set to run May 24-27 at campus sites throughout the country.

LOOKING BACK Tech is coming off a week-long break following its series win over Oklahoma State, May 5-7, at Rocky Johnson Field. The Red Raiders dropped the opening game, 5-0, before coming back with 8-4 and 2-1 victories.

The series win was Tech’s fourth during Big 12 play and helped the Red Raiders reach the 40-win mark for the second-consecutive season and third time in program history. Tech ended the regular season ranked fifth in the Big 12 standings, the program’s highest finish since wrapping the 2001 season tied for third. The Red Raiders were one of six conference schools to earn a selection to the postseason.

RED RAIDERS IN POSTSEASON FOR THIRD-STRAIGHT YEAR UNDER HAYS After inheriting a program in 2010 that had not seen the postseason in eight seasons, Shanon Hays has completed quite a turnaround in Lubbock. The third-year head coach is leading the Red Raiders to their thirdstraight postseason appearance and the fifth in school history. The Red Raiders have finished with at least 40 wins in each the last two seasons under Hays while Tech’s 13-10 mark in Big 12 play this year marks the program’s first winning conference record since 2001. Hays is the only coach in school history to lead Tech to multiple postseason appearances. His 120 wins already rank second all-time as well behind only Renee Luers-Gillespie’s 138-159-1 mark from the 1996-2000 seasons.

TECH ALL-TIME IN THE POSTSEASON The Red Raiders have never advanced past the regional round in school history as Tech has fallen in the championship game in each of the past two seasons. Tech is 9-8 all-time in its previous four postseason appearances from the 1999, 2001, 2010, and 2011 seasons. The Red Raiders have been eliminated by the host school in all but one trip with Fresno State starting the trend in 1999 and then Arizona doing so in both 2001 and 2011. Hawaii eliminated Tech in the championship game of the 2010 Stanford Regional.

CUSTER, HAMADA RETURN HOME When the Red Raiders selection came across the television last Sunday evening, there were likely no smiles brighter than the ones from Ashley Hamada and Cara Custer. The two Washington natives will both be returning to their home state for the first time in their respective careers. Hamada hails from Touchet, Wash. which is four east of Seattle. Custer, meanwhile, is from Spanaway, which is less than an hour from the University of Washington campus. This weekend’s trip to Seattle marks the first time any Tech team has traveled to the state of Washington in school history.

2012 BIG 12 STANDINGS School Oklahoma Missouri Texas Texas A&M Texas Tech Baylor Oklahoma State Kansas Iowa State

Big 12 Pct. Overall Pct. 19-5 .792 45-8 .849 17-7 .708 43-12 .782 16-8 .667 42-10 .808 16-8 .667 39-16 .709 13-10 .565 40-15 .727 10-14 .417 33-20 .623 8-16 .333 25-26 .490 6-17 .261 31-20 .608 2-22 .083 14-39 .264

BIG 12 POSTSEASON AWARDS Coach of the Year Patty Gasso, Oklahoma Player of the Year Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma, LHP Pitcher of the Year Chelsea Thomas, Missouri, RHP Freshman of the Year Lauren Chamberlain, Oklahoma, INF Defensive Player of the Year Corrin Genovese, Missouri, INF ALL-BIG 12 FIRST TEAM Holly Holl, Baylor, So. INF Maggie Hull, Kansas, Jr., OF Erica Miller, Iowa State, Jr., INF Ashley Fleming, Missouri, Sr., OF Mackenzie Sykes, Missouri, So., UT Chelsea Thomas, Missouri, Jr., P Georgia Casey, Oklahoma, Fr., INF Lauren Chamberlain, Oklahoma, Fr., INF Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma, Jr., P/DP Jessica Shults, Oklahoma, Jr., C Lexy Bennett, Texas, Sr., INF Courtney Craig, Texas, Sr., OF Taylor Hoagland, Texas, Jr., OF/INF Torie Schmidt, Texas, Jr., OF Nadia Taylor, Texas, Sr., INF Mel Dumezich, Texas A&M, Jr., P/UT Nicole Morgan, Texas A&M, So., INF Cassie Tysarczyk, Texas A&M, So., OF Mikey Kenney, Texas Tech, Jr., OF ALL-BIG 12 SECOND TEAM Kathy Shelton, Baylor, Jr., UT Kayce Walker, Baylor, Sr. OF Chanin Naudin, Kansas, Fr., INF Maddie Stein, Kansas, Fr., INF/UT Nicole Hudson, Missouri, Jr., INF/OF Jenna Marston, Missouri, Jr., C/OF Kelsea Roth, Missouri, Fr., INF Destinee Martinez, Oklahoma, So., OF Tamara Brown, Oklahoma State, Jr, OF Shelby Davis, Oklahoma State, Fr, OF Chelsea Garcia, Oklahoma State, Sr, INF Blaire Luna, Texas, Jr., P Emily Albus, Texas A&M, So., OF Meagan May, Texas A&M, Jr., C Natalie Villarreal, Texas A&M, Sr., INF Brittany Walker, Texas A&M, Jr., INF Emily Bledsoe, Texas Tech, Sr., INF Sandy James, Texas Tech, Jr., INF Adriana Perez, Texas Tech, Jr., UT 2012 TEXAS TECH SOFTBALL

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USA TODAY/NFCA TOP 25 POLL Rk. School 1. California (30) 2. Arizona State 3. Alabama 4. Oklahoma 5. Tennessee 6. Florida 7. Louisiana-Lafayette 8. Texas 9. Louisville 10.. Missouri 11. Georgia 12. Oregon 13. Hawai‘i 14. Texas A&M 15. UCLA 16. Stanford 17. Arizona 18. Washington 19. South Florida 20. Florida State 21. Michigan 22. North Carolina 23. Baylor 24. Texas Tech 25. Syracuse

Rec. 50-4 46-7 50-7 45-8 46-10 46-11 49-4 42-10 53-3 43-12 41-15 39-15 44-7 39-16 36-18 38-17 35-17 36-17 45-11 46-14 39-15 41-13 33-20 40-15 40-14

Pts. 750 705 700 662 614 591 562 538 509 475 448 427 377 354 335 309 284 243 189 161 141 135 70 65 30

LW 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 8 9 10 11 13 11 16 14 15 17 18 19 20 22 21 23 25 24

Others Receiving Votes: BYU 22, Tulsa 19, Massachusetts 11, Georgia Tech 9, LSU 6; two others received votes, but only appeared on one ballot.

ESPN/USA SOFTBALL TOP 25 POLL Rk. School 1. California (20) 2. Arizona State 3. Alabama 4. Oklahoma 5. Tennessee 6. Florida 7. Louisville 8. Texas 9. Missouri 10. Louisiana-Lafayette 11. Georgia 12. Oregon 13. Texas A&M 14. UCLA 15. Arizona 16. Hawaii 17. Stanford 18. Washington 19. Michigan 20. Florida State 21. North Carolina 22. South Florida 23. Texas Tech 24. Oregon State 25. Tulsa

Rec. 50-4 46-7 50-7 45-8 46-10 46-11 53-3 42-10 43-12 49-4 41-15 39-15 39-16 36-18 35-17 44-7 38-17 36-17 39-15 46-14 41-13 45-11 40-15 34-21 41-12

Pts. 500 469 466 443 409 397 348 339 338 336 302 297 275 227 222 212 159 140 96 94 84 79 70 41 35

LW 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 10 9 6 11 12 14 15 16 13 17 18 23 19 21 20 22 24 NR

Others Receiving Votes: Syracuse (29); Georgia Tech (26); UMASS (18); Kentucky (13); Notre Dame (12); Virginia Tech (8); LSU (7); Baylor (7); BYU (1); South Alabama (1).

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KENNEY LEADS FOUR SELECTIONS TO ALL-BIG 12 TEAMS Mikey Kenney led a group of four selections to the All-Big 12 teams Tuesday as the junior was honored on the first team in a vote by the conference coaches. It was the first time a Tech player had been first-team recipient since Ashley Parker in 2007. She joined three second-team selections in Emily Bledsoe, Sandy James, and Adriana Perez. It was the first career postseason accolade for Perez, while Bledsoe and James were selected for the third and second-consecutive seasons. Tech’s four total selections marked the program’s most since 2004 when four Red Raiders were also honored.

PEREZ NAMED A FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICAN BY COLLEGE SPORTS MADNESS Adriana Perez kept the honors rolling in earlier this week as she was named a first-team All-American by the website College Sports Madness. Perez, who was also named the Field Player of the Year by the website, is the first Tech player to be recognized as an All-American since Amanda Renfro was a second-team pick by the NCAA in 2001. The junior was also named to the All-Big 12 first team with teammates Logan Hall and Mikey Kenney earning a selection to the second team.

RED RAIDERS POST SECOND-STRAIGHT 40-WIN SEASON The Red Raiders recorded their second-straight 40-win season thanks to the series with over Oklahoma State in early May. Tech had previously reached the 40-win mark twice in school history as the Red Raiders finished 42-16 a year ago and then a program-best 45-19 in 1998. The Red Raiders advanced to an NCAA Regional with last year’s record but failed to make the postseason in 1998. Shanon Hays is the only Tech coach in program history to lead a team to the 40-win mark in multiple seasons.

STEPPING ON UP IN BIG 12 PLAY After recording just 12 wins total during Big 12 play over the last two years, Tech took a step up to league action this year as its 13-10 mark marked the program’s first winning conference record since 2001. The Red Raiders had reached 10 conference wins only twice prior to this season thanks to a 10-7 mark in 1998 and 10-8 record in 2001. Tech’s fifth-place finish in the conference standings marks its highest finish since tying for third during that 2001 season. It was also the third time in school history where the Red Raiders had finished among the top-five schools.

TECH SNAPS SINGLE-SEASON HOME RUN RECORD The Red Raiders’ three home runs against Baylor in late April pushed Tech to 60 on the year, snapping last year’s single-season school record of 58. Tech went on to add four more long balls during the Oklahoma State series to push its total to 66 entering this weekend’s regional. The Red Raiders ended the regular season ranked 13th in the country in home runs per game and third in the Big 12, trailing only the 85 bombs that Oklahoma has recorded and the 67 from Texas A&M. Tech needs one more home run to enter the top 10 in Big 12 single-season history. The Red Raiders have totaled 163 home runs over Shanon Hays’ three seasons, more than twice the amount from the previous three seasons prior to his arrival in 2010.

PEREZ JUST ONE LONG BALL SHY OF JAMES’ RECORD Adriana Perez enters the Washington Regional needing just one more home run to match Sandy James’ single-season school record from a year ago after the junior connected on her 15th of the year against Baylor.

Perez, who is currently tied for second all-time with Mikey Kenney (2010) and Kim Martinez (1997), sent a two-out grand slam over the fence in center during the Saturday game against the Bears, giving her 52 RBI on the year, another feat that ranks in the top five of the school record book. Perez now has 55 RBI on the year, which is tied for third in the single-season record book as well. James did not hit her 16th home run of the year until last season’s Tucson Regional.

TECH NEARLY UNBEATABLE WHEN LEADING IN THE SEVENTH INNING The Red Raiders have become nearly unbeatable under Shanon Hays when leading after the six innings. In Hays’ three seasons, Tech is 72-2 when taking a lead into the seventh with the lone two losses coming in a 9-7 loss at Oklahoma on April 15, 2010 and then a 5-4 decision to Kansas on April 28 in Lawrence. The Sooners rallied to score four runs in the final inning to score the win while the Jayhawks had to overcome a one-run deficit. The Red Raiders had gone 53-straight games since the Oklahoma game without losing when leading after six innings until falling to the Jayhawks earlier this year.

BAYLOR ENDS 13-GAME STRETCH AGAINST THE TOP 25 The Baylor series ended a 13-game stretch against ranked opponents for the Red Raiders, who went 7-6 during that time with series wins over No. 9 Missouri and No. 25 Baylor along with a midweek game against No. 5 Texas. Tech is now 9-10 against the top 25 this year and 7-8 during Big 12 play alone. The Baylor series marked the final series against a ranked opponent during the regular season as neither Kansas or Oklahoma State are receiving votes in this week’s poll.

CUSTER BECOMES MOST SUCCESSFUL TECH FRESHMAN PITCHER SINCE RENFRO Despite being in only her first collegiate season, Cara Custer has already achieved as much success as any other Tech pitcher in the last decade. The freshman, who is 25-10 on the year, is only the second Tech pitcher in school history to reach the 20-win mark in a single season, joining the great Amanda Renfro who accomplished the feat three times from 1998-2001. Renfro is the only Tech player to have a number retired after she totaled 93 wins from 1998-2001, leading Tech to two postseason appearances during that span as well.

Custer enters this weekend in sole possession of second in the Tech single-season record book, nine wins shy of Renfro’s 2001 school record. She passed Renfro’s 1998 freshman mark of 23 wins earlier this season after a picking up a pair of victories against Baylor. Custer finished the regular season ranked third in the Big 12 for wins, three back of Keilani Ricketts of Oklahoma and Mel Dumezich of Texas A&M.

NCAA WASHINGTON REGIONAL NOTES TEXAS TECH ENDS REGULAR SEASON RANKED NO. 23 IN RPI Tech wrapped up the regular season ranked No. 23 in the RPI rankings that are widely used to determine postseason selections and seeding. The Red Raiders began the year at No. 29 before moving up a spot the next week and then eventually as high as No. 21. Tech ranks fifth among Big 12 schools in the new poll, trailing Texas (No. 5), Oklahoma (No. 6), Texas A&M (No. 8), and Missouri (No. 14). The Red Raiders wrapped the 2011 season ranked 30th in the poll, earning a NCAA Regional selection for the second-straight year in the process.

HALL ENDS REGULAR SEASON AS BIG 12 DOUBLES LEADER Logan Hall finished the regular season as the Big 12 doubles leader as the senior totaled 16 during the year, two more than Maggie Hull of Kansas. Hall had seven doubles during Big 12 play alone, moving her career total to 43 over three seasons. Hall currently ranks second all-time in school history for doubles behind teammate Emily Bledsoe who has 48 over her career. Following a relatively slow start to the season, Hall posted seven doubles during the month of March alone before opening April with a first-inning double in the Sunday game against Iowa State. She is now hitting .276 on the year with 24 runs scored and 16 RBI. HAMADA MAKING HIGHLIGHT-WORTHY CATCHES A REGULARITY While many will remember Sandy James’ sixth-inning grand slam that gave Tech an 8-6 lead over A&M in the series finale, it was Ashley Hamada who possibly saved the day. After being swept in a doubleheader the previous day, Hamada made two diving catches in the game, most notably a two-out grab at the right field wall that possibly kept the tying run from coming across had the ball dropped. In addition to her work with the glove, Hamada also started Tech’s sixth-inning rally with a single, setting the stage for James to launch her third career grand slam later in the frame.

TALLEY TOSSES ONE-HIT SHUTOUT AGAINST TIGERS Brittany Talley possibly tossed the greatest performance of her young career April 13 as the sophomore limited Missouri to one hit in the complete-game shutout. To make it more impressive, Talley kept the Tigers off the bases while only recording one strikeout in the outing. Missouri had only two hitters reach base thanks to a first-inning triple and a seventh-inning fielding error. Talley wrapped the weekend with five shutout innings in the series finale before a leadoff home run in the sixth ended her day. She surrendered just six total hits and the one run in 12.0 total innings.

PEREZ CONTINUES TO CREATE HAVOC IN MIDDLE OF THE LINEUP Adriana Perez continues to cause problems for opposing pitchers as she is now hitting .350 on the year with 15 home runs and a team-high 55 RBI. The junior enters this weekend’s regional eighth in the Big 12 for hits (55) while also ranking among the top performers in batting average (.350) home runs (15), RBI (55), total bases (108), and slugging percentage (.663). Perez, who had a 14-game hitting streak going until the Oklahoma series, is just one home run shy of Sandy James’ single-season school record set just a year ago.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES u Mikey Kenney remains among the Big 12 leaders in stolen bases this week as the junior is 14-for-15 in attempts this year and 33-for-34 over her career. She is just one stolen base shy of her total from a year ago where she went 15-for-15 in attempts. u Kenney and Emily Bledsoe both snapped the school’s career record for runs scored against the Cyclones, passing Paula Workman who came across 135 times from 1997-2000. Kenney ended the weekend with 139 runs scored with Bledsoe trailing just one run behind. u After her double during the Oklahoma State series, Bledsoe entered the top 10 in Big 12 history as it was her 48th of her career. Already the school’s all-time leader in the category, Bledsoe has totaled 10 doubles on the year, second-most on the team only behind Big 12-leader Logan Hall. u Bledsoe was hit by a pitch for the 14th time this season last weekend against the Cowgirls. She has been hit more times than any Big 12 player this season. No Tech player had been hit 10 or more times previously since Robyn Wike was plunked 16 times during the 2007 season. u Bledsoe moved to third all-time in career hits during the Oklahoma series as she passed current volunteer assistant coach Leah Legler. Bledsoe now has 197 hits over four seasons, three shy of Ashley Parker who totaled 200 hits during the 2004-07 seasons. u Bledsoe and Hall are battling back and forth to see who may end their career as the school’s all-time RBI leader. Bledsoe, who has 113 RBI over four seasons, needs just one more to tie Paula Workman (1997-2000) for the school record while Hall needs two more to match the record. u Emily Cooper connected on her first career extra-base hit and first RBI all in one swing against Missouri as she opened Tech’s scoring in its 5-4 victory over the Tigers with a double to left field. Cooper has started each of the past 12 of the past 13 games in left field. u Cara Custer’s save against Oklahoma marked her third of the season, moving her into the a tie for third in the Big 12, one back of Kansas’ Alicia Pille. She is one save shy of tying Erin Crawford (2006) for the school single-season record.

PENCIL BLEDSOE IN THE LINEUP During Cal Ripken, Jr.’s historic stretch with the Baltimore Orioles, he earned the iconic nickname “Iron Man” after breaking the major league record for 2,632 consecutive games played. While not nearing Ripken’s mark, Emily Bledsoe has impressed many not just for her glove or bat but for her toughness as well. The Fulshear, Texas native has started in all 226 games since her freshman season in 2009. With her start against Midwestern State, Bledsoe passed Heather Parker (2004-07) for seventh on the career games played chart. If Bledsoe were to start in each of Tech’s final six games, she would wrap her career ranked fifth in the record book.

TECH IN NATIONAL RANKINGS

Preseason Feb. 14 Feb. 21 Feb. 28 March 6 March 13 March 20 March 27 April 3 April 10 April 17 April 24 May 1 May 8 May 15

NFCA ESPN RV RV n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 24 25 24 24 24 23 25 22 24 23

BIG 12 WEEKLY AWARDS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Feb. 14 Lexy Bennett, Texas, Sr. Feb. 21 Sandy James, Texas Tech, Jr. Feb. 28 Kelsea Roth, Missouri, Fr. March 6 Courtney Craig, Texas, Sr. March 13 Lauren Chamberlain, Oklahoma, Fr. March 20 Georgia Casey, Oklahoma, Fr. March 27 Nadia Taylor, Texas, Sr. April 3 Adriana Perez, Texas Tech, Jr.

Lauren Chamberlain, Oklahoma, Fr. April 10 Ashley Fleming, Missouri, Sr. April 17 Nadia Taylor, Texas, Sr. April 24 Cassie Tysarczyk, Texas A&M, So. May 1 Taylor Hoagland, Texas, Jr.

Nicole Morgan, Texas A&M, So. May 8 Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma, Jr. May 15 Lauren Chamberlain, Oklahoma, Fr. PITCHER OF THE WEEK Feb. 14 Whitney Canion, Baylor, Jr. Feb. 21 Blaire Luna, Texas, Jr. Feb. 28 Chelsea Thomas, Missouri, Jr. March 6 Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma, Jr. March 13 Kat Espinosa, Oklahoma State, Jr. March 20 Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma, Jr. March 27 Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma, Jr. April 3 Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma, Jr.

Chelsea Thomas, Missouri, Jr. April 10 Chelsea Thomas, Missouri, Jr. April 17 Mel Dumezich, Texas A&M, Jr. April 24 Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma, Jr. May 1 Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma, Jr. May 8 Mel Dumezich, Texas A&M, Jr. May 15 Chelsea Thomas, Missouri, Jr.

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NCAA WASHINGTON REGIONAL NOTES

TRACKING THE OPPONENTS TEAM

RECORD AGAINST

2012

San Diego State*

1-0

30-22

Northwestern*

0-1 27-27

Tennessee*

0-1 46-10

Stanford*

0-1 38-17

Cal Poly

0-1

13-36

Ohio State

1-0

31-23

Long Beach State*

1-0

28-23

Idaho State

1-0

12-36

Portland State*

1-0

27-23

DePaul*

1-0 35-20

Utah State

1-0

Texas State*

1-1

38-15

North Texas

1-0

28-26-1

UTEP

1-0 16-37

Stephen F. Austin

1-0

Binghamton

3-0 22-29

UT-Arlington

3-0 15-27

Texas*

1-2 42-10

New Mexico

2-0

27-25

Stony Brook

2-0

36-17-1

Monmouth

1-0 24-20

Seton Hall

2-0

Manhattan

2-0 11-36

Midwestern State

1-0

26-25

Iowa State*

3-0

14-39

Oklahoma*

1-2 45-8

Missouri*

2-1 43-12

Texas A&M*

1-2

Baylor*

2-1 33-20

Kansas

1-1 31-20

Oklahoma State

2-1

Totals

17-35

16-33

21-32

39-16

25-26

DON’T FORGET TALLEY Even with Cara Custer’s emergence early in the season, Tech would not be 40-15 on the year without the consistency of sophomore Brittany Talley. The left-hander, who provides a good 1-2 punch in the rotation with Custer, is 11-4 on the year with a 2.27 earned-run average. In 18 starts this season, Talley has given up more than one earned run only five times. She has tossed six complete games on the year, including two shutouts, in 120.1 innings of work.

KENNEY SETS CAREER HOME RUN RECORD After setting the Tech career home run record against Stony Brook March 14, Mikey Kenney continued to add to her record in the Seton Hall Classic, pounding her team-leading 10th dinger of the year against the host Pirates during pool play. Kenney now has 32 home runs in her career, five more than previous record holder Kim Martinez who totaled 27 during the 1997 and 1999 seasons. Her 13 home runs on the year currently rank ninth in the Big 12.

PEREZ NAMED BIG 12 CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK After hitting .714 with four home runs and 12 RBI against Midwestern State and Iowa State, Adriana Perez was named the Big 12 Co-Player of the Week on April 3, the second weekly award honor for Tech this season.

Perez frustrated opposing pitchers as she was 10-for-14 at the plate while posting at least two hits and two RBI in all four games. The junior concluded the weekend with an eighth-inning walk-off home run that sent Tech to a three-game sweep of Iowa State. Perez shared the award with Oklahoma’s Lauren Chamberlain.

Sandy James is the other Tech player to earn the award this year after picking up the accolade on Feb. 21.

BLEDSOE FINDS THE LONG BALL AGAINST THE CYCLONES Emily Bledsoe took advantage of the long ball during Tech’s sweep of Iowa State as the senior hit three home runs in the series, including two during Tech’s 5-2 victory in the series finale. Bledsoe now has four home runs on the year and 17 for her career which is tied for seventh in school history. She was hitting .432 during Tech’s 13-game winning streak as she has scored 14 runs and posted 13 RBI during that span. The successful weekend brought Bledsoe’s average up to .305, marking the first time she has reached the .300 mark this season.

RYBA RETURNS TO THE LINEUP After 14 games away from the field, Melisa Ryba returned the field at the Seton Hall Classic, crushing a threerun homer in the first plate appearance. She came off the bench in all five games that weekend, replacing Katelyn Williams in the lineup to go 5-for-11 at the plate. The junior kept the hot-hitting going against Midwestern State as she went 1-for-2 at the plate with a second-inning home run that carried over the scoreboard in right field. Ryba earned her first start in the game since facing Idaho State Feb. 18 in Las Vegas. Prior to the Seton Hall Classic, Ryba had not previously seen action since facing UTEP on Feb. 25 in Waco.

CUSTER THROWS FIRST CAREER NO-HITTER Custer tossed her first career no-hitter in Tech’s second game of the Seton Hall Classic, a 11-0 run-rule of the host Pirates. It marked the eighth no-hitter in school history and the first since Kermitria Ward held Dayton

PLAYER TO WATCH - #19 RAVEN RICHARDSON

40-15 856-745-2

* NCAA Regional participant

2012 PLAYER AWARDS Sandy James Big 12 Player of the Week (May 10) Collegesoftball360 Primetime Performer (May 10) All-Big 12 second team Emily Bledsoe USA Softball Preseason Top 50 Watch List All-Big 12 second team Adriana Perez Seton Hall Classic MVP Big 12 Co-Player of the Week (April 3) All-Big 12 second team Cara Custer Seton Hall Classic Top Pitcher Mikey Kenney Seton Hall Classic All-Tournament Team All-Big 12 first team

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• Raven Richardson was Tech’s leading hitter during last year’s Tucson Regional. The senior went 6-for-11 at the plate with a pair of home runs and three RBI. She had at least one hit in all four contests, including both a double and a triple. In two career postseason appearances, Richardson is hitting .429, third-highest among Tech regulars.

NCAA WASHINGTON REGIONAL NOTES hitless on March 6 last year. She became just the third Tech freshman to record a no-hitter, joining Ward and fellow teammate Brittany Talley. Custer struck out a season-high nine Pirates in the outing before coming back two days later to keep Seton Hall hitless all the way till the third inning when Colltey Sheldon slapped an infield single. The Spanaway, Wash. native was named the tournament’s top pitcher following the game.

SPRING BREAK GOOD FOR TECH’S AVERAGES To say the Tech offense enjoyed a successful Spring Break at the plate might be an understatement. During Tech’s nine games during the week, Tech hit .374 as a team, totaling 14 home runs and 71 runs during that span, outscoring opponents 71-19 overall. The Red Raiders had eight players with 10 or more at-bats post at least a .300 average at the plate, led by Raven Richardson’s .600 mark.

Texas Tech Over Spring Break AB H AVG. HR RBI

Raven Richardson 20 12 .600 2 7

Adriana Perez 31 14 .452 4 14

Melisa Ryba 11 5 .455 1 6

Mikey Kenney 27 12 .444 3 8

Emily Bledsoe 27 11 .407 3 8

Logan Hall 28 9 .321 0 4

Sandy James 25 8 .320 2 8

Holley Gentsch 13 4 .308 0 2 HAYS EARNS WIN NO. 100 AT TEXAS TECH Shanon Hays picked up his 100th victory while the head coach at Texas Tech with the Red Raiders’ 4-1 win in the series opener at Stony Brook. Tech went on to win the second game as well, moving Hays to 101-41 at the time in two-plus seasons at Tech. The Lubbock native, who is 218-57 in five seasons as a collegiate coach, trails only Renee Luers-Gillespie as the school’s all-time winningest coach. Gillespie went 136-159-1 during just over four seasons from 1996-2000.

BLEDSOE HEATS UP DURING TRIP TO NEW YORK After struggling for the first part of the season, Emily Bledsoe was able to string several hits together during Tech’s trip the New York area, compiling a .476 average (10-for-21) over the seven-game stretch. Bledsoe also scored six runs during that time while adding five RBI and three doubles. She now has 44 doubles for her career, the most in Tech history, which leave her four shy of entering the Big 12 record book as well. The performance helped Bledsoe move her season average to .284 overall, the highest its been all year.

TECH BATS COME TO LIFE AGAINST NEW MEXICO Heading into the New Mexico doubleheader, Shanon Hays had hoped his offense would have produced a few more runs so far this season. He got his wish early on against the 23rd Lobos as Tech set a new season high in hits during the first game en route to scoring a total of 17 runs over the two games. The Red Raiders capitalized on two separate seven-run innings which allowed Tech to break the first game open in the third before using another seven-run frame in the fourth to bounce back from an early 3-0 deficit in the finale.

“THE ROCK” GETS ADDITIONAL SEATING Texas Tech fans have the added comfort of not having to fight for a seat this season as over 500 seats were added to Rocky Johnson Field in the offseason.

The seating addition replaced the grass berms that previously stood above both dugouts and over both bullpen areas. The facility currently has seating for 1,165 fans with room to add portable seating as well.

OFFENSE SHINES IN OPENING WEEKEND After hitting just .240 over the first 16 games of the season, the Red Raiders responded with a .386 average over six games against Binghamton and UT-Arlington, bringing their season average up 42 points in the process. Tech, which ranked fourth nationally in scoring offense and batting average last year, had at least 10 hits in four of six games en route to an undefeated weekend. Mikey Kenney led the way with a .533 average on the weekend that included three home runs and four stolen bases. Logan Hall trailed close behind after going 11-for-21 with three RBI and six runs scored. Tech is 13-1 this year when scoring three or more runs.

RED RAIDERS REBOUND NICELY IN VEGAS After what many considered a disappointing 1-4 start to the season, the Red Raiders rebounded rather nicely in Las Vegas, going 6-0 while defeating three teams that advanced to the postseason a year ago in Long Beach State, Portland State, and DePaul along with Ohio State who was receiving votes in the top 25 polls at the time. Tech faced six schools that made the postseason last year in its first 11 games, going 4-2 in those contests.

JAMES NAMED BIG 12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK After hitting over .400 with a pair of home runs, Sandy James was named the Big 12 Player of the Week Tuesday, marking the second time the junior has earned the honor. She hit .409 at the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic while driving in nine RBI to lead the Red Raider offense. She becomes the first Red Raider in school history to be named the league’s Player of the Week twice. She is also just the second Tech player to earn a weekly award on multiple occasions, joining Amanda Renfro who was named the Pitcher of the Week five times over the 1998-01 seasons.

HAYS EARNS WIN NO. 200 The Red Raiders’ 2-1 win over DePaul marked win No. 200 for head coach Shanon Hays as the third-year head coach is now 205-55 in four-plus seasons as a collegiate coach. Hays, who is 91-39 at Tech, recently passed Teresa Wilson for third on the winningest Tech coaches list as Wilson went 89-123 during the 2005-08 seasons.

UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY The Red Raiders entered unfamiliar territory in Las Vegas as Tech had never gone into a game with a losing record under head coach Shanon Hays. Tech lost only five non-conference games over the last two seasons, including only one in 2011 alone. The Red Raiders had a tough weekend in Arizona, though, falling to Northwestern, No. 14 Tennessee, No. 9 Stanford, and Cal Poly in what is the worst start to a season since the 2008 squad opened the year with 12-straight losses.

Tech’s four-game losing streak to regular season non-conference opponents also marks its longest since late in the 2009 season.

BLEDSOE A CANDIDATE FOR LOWE’S SR. CLASS Earlier this season, Emily Bledsoe was named one of 30 candidates for the prestigious Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award that is presented annually to the softball student-athlete that excels not only on the diamond but also in the classroom and community. The 30 candidates will be trimmed to 10 finalists midway through the season with the winner being named following a nationwide vote at the Women’s College World Series.

BUILDING THAT RPI Part of Tech’s success over the last two seasons in getting to a NCAA Regional has stemmed from its difficult regular season schedule. Tech played six non-conference teams last year that made the postseason and is set to face seven this year with three of those games taking place at the Kajikawa Classic. The Red Raiders dropped San Diego State, 5-4, before falling to both No. 14 Tennessee and No. 9 Stanford, who both earned national seeds a year ago. Tech faced three more regional squads from a year ago last weekend as Long Beach State, Portland State, and DePaul all made the postseason in 2011.

RED RAIDERS FACE QUALITY ARMS IN ARIZONA If there was one certainty from Tech’s opening weekend at the Kajikawa Classic, it was that Tech faced two of the country’s top pitchers in Tennessee’s Ellen Renfro and Stanford’s Teagan Gerhart. The duo combined to hold Tech to just one run which came off a Mikey Kenney solo home run in the second inning off the Cardinal. Renfro was the SEC Freshman of the Year last season after compiling a 26-7 record, while Gerhart earned All-Pac 12 first team honors after going 26-13 in the circle.

TECH PICKS UP VOTES IN PRESEASON POLLS For the second-straight season, Texas Tech started the season receiving votes in both the USA Today/NFCA and the ESPN/USA Softball preseason polls. The Red Raiders picked up five votes in the NFCA poll and then six in the ESPN rankings.

One of seven Big 12 schools appearing in the polls, Tech will face a total of 14 teams this season that are ranked or receiving votes in the preseason rankings.

RED RAIDERS FACE CHALLENGE IN THE DESERT The Red Raiders had a tough task at hand at the Kajikawa Classic as four of their five opponents were ranked or receiving votes in the preseason rankings. Stanford led the pack after being ranked No. 9 by the NFCA and No. 10 by ESPN.com, while Tennessee is No. 14 in the NFCA poll and No. 9 in the ESPN rankings. San Diego State was receiving votes in both polls while Northwestern picked up two votes in the ESPN rankings. Tennessee, Stanford, and San Diego State were all selected to a NCAA Regional last year with the Lady Vols and Cardinal eventually advancing to the Super Regionals.

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NCAA WASHINGTON REGIONAL NOTES RED RAIDERS RETURN 15 PLAYERS FROM 2011 With 15 returners back from its 2011 squad, Tech could be primed for another breakout season in 2012. Of those 15 returners, eight were position starters a year ago while Tech’s top two pitchers, senior Kelsey Dennis and sophomore Brittany Talley, also return in the circle. The Red Raiders had no seniors on their roster last year when Tech finished 42-16 overall after falling to Arizona in the finale of the NCAA Tucson Regional.

TAKING THE NEXT STEP Immediately following Tech’s season-ending loss to Arizona in the NCAA Tucson Regional, head coach Shanon Hays had one message for his young team - to take the next step in 2012. Advancing to the postseason would no longer just be the goal. Knowing the majority of that squad would return this year, he challenged the group to win a regional this season, a feat that has not been accomplished in school history. The Red Raiders have fallen in the regional finale in each of the last two seasons.

TECH BOASTS A RECORD EIGHT SENIORS After only having a total of two seniors on the roster during his first two seasons, Shanon Hays will have a senior-laden squad for the first time as eight seniors return for their final season in scarlet and black. No Tech team had previously boasted more than six seniors on its roster since softball returned as an intercollegiate sport in 1996. The only two seniors in Hays’ tenure were in 2010 when Ashly Jacobs and Leah Legler completed their eligibility. Both are still associated with the program this season with Jacobs filling the role of graduate student manager and Legler as the volunteer assistant coach.

TECH RETURNS ONE OF NATION’S TOP LINEUPS The majority of last year’s lineup that hit .361 and ranked fourth nationally in both batting average and scoring average returns this season as the Red Raiders bring back eight position starters from a year ago. Tech set the Big 12 Conference record last year with its .361 batting average as seven regulars in the lineup hit .300 or better during the season. Raven Richardson led all hitters with a .384 mark followed closely behind by Emily Bledsoe and her .383 average.

BLEDSOE NAMED TO PRESEASON WATCH LIST Senior Emily Bledsoe was named to the USA Softball Player of the Year Watch List prior to the season, joining 49 players nationwide including 10 from the Big 12 Conference. Bledsoe, a Fulshear, Texas native, hit a career-high .383 as a junior and is already a fixture in the school’s record book. She is the first Tech player to be named to any preseason watch list in school history.

TECH HITS THE ROAD FOR NON-CONFERENCE After playing the majority of non-conference games at home the past two seasons, the Red Raiders will be hitting the road more often this year with four nonconference tournaments away from Lubbock. Following Tech’s trip to Tempe to open the season the Red Raiders will travel to Las Vegas (Feb. 17-19) for the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic, Waco (Feb. 24-26) for the Texas Shootout, and South Orange, N.J. (March 16-18) for the Seton Hall Classic.

HAYS LOOKS TO CUSTER FOR BOOST IN CIRCLE When pitching coach Aly Sartini was out recruiting the Las Vegas area in the summer of 2010, she sat in by chance on the Washington Lady Hawks travel team where this young right-hander with great velocity and good movement was retiring hitters left and right. Sartini along with Shanon Hays immediately began recruiting that right-hander, current freshman Cara Custer, early and secured her commitment before several of the top programs across the country came calling. Now, the Tech coaching staff is expecting the Spanaway, Wash. native to be a dominating presence in the circle for a Tech pitching staff that had a 3.50 ERA a year ago.

RED RAIDERS ADD JUCO CATCHER OF THE YEAR Tech continued to add hitters in the offseason with the signing of two-time California JUCO Catcher of the Year Adriana Perez. One of the top junior college prospects in the country last year, Perez is expected to bolster an already-deep catcher staff that consists of seniors Holley Gentsch and Cydney Allen along with junior Randi Tongate. Perez hit over .500 in each of her two seasons at Antelope Valley College in California, totaling 31 home runs and 117 RBI during that two year stretch.

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RYBA RETURNS TO DIAMOND AFTER YEAR OFF Melisa Ryba will be returning to the softball diamond for the first time since the 2010 season this weekend as the redshirt junior sat out the 2011 season due to NCAA transfer rules. Ryba, who could play varies positions for Tech, transferred from Northern Colorado after hitting .323 as a sophomore with seven home runs and 32 RBI. She was named an All-Independent Co-Freshman of the Year in 2009 before Northern Colorado joined the Pacific Coast Softball Conference in 2010 when she was a second team PCSC All-Mountain selection.

BIG 12 PLAY TURNS TO THREE-GAME SERIES For the first time in Big 12 history, all conference series will be three games each.

The league had previously gone with a two-game format and a postseason conference tournament until the 2011 season when the tournament was cut. There will be a total of 24 conference games, six more than the 2010 season. With the departure of Nebraska, the league is a nine-team conference as Kansas State does not sponsor softball.

TECH PICKED 7TH IN BIG 12 PRESEASON POLL Even with lofty expectations and the majority of its 2011 squad back for another season, Texas Tech was picked seventh in the Big 12 preseason poll of conference coaches. The league is coming off a record year where eight teams (of 10) advanced to the postseason with four of those eventually composing the eightteam Women’s College World Series. Missouri was the preseason favorite to take the league title followed by Oklahoma and then Texas.

Team (first-place votes) Points 1. Missouri (3) 59 2. Oklahoma (4) 56 3. Texas (1) 50 4. Baylor 45 5. Texas A&M 37 6. Oklahoma State 32 7. Texas Tech 22 8. Kansas 13 9. Iowa State 10

NCAA WASHINGTON REGIONAL NOTES

Iona (35-24)

REGIONALS May 18-20

1 California* (50-4)

2012 NCAA Division I

SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SUPER REGIONALS May 24-27

SUPER REGIONALS May 24-27

LIU Brooklyn (25-33)

Arizona St.* (46-7)

REGIONALS May 18-20 3

Long Beach St. (28-23)

Baylor (33-20)

Stanford (38-17)

Syracuse (40-14)

Texas Tech (40-15)

Mississippi Val. (34-17)

14 La.-Lafayette* (49-4)

Massachusetts (38-11)

Illinois St. (35-21)

BYU (43-13)

Mississippi St. (33-22)

Portland St. (27-23)

11 Oregon*# (39-15)

DePaul (35-20)

Houston (34-22)

Auburn (33-21)

6

Tennessee* (46-10)

Texas* (42-10)

Northwestern (27-27)

7

Miami (OH) (40-18)

UAB (37-20)

Virginia Tech (40-19)

North Carolina (41-13)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

LSU (34-22)

Bethune-Cookman (30-29) 8 Texas A&M* (39-16)

5 Florida* (46-11) Fla. Gulf Coast (37-22) UCF (39-17)

Ga. Southern (42-18)

South Fla. (45-11) Florida St. (46-14)

Coastal Caro. (43-18)

10 Georgia* (41-15)

San Diego St. (30-22)

12 UCLA* (36-18)

Notre Dame (38-14)

Georgia Tech (36-21)

Michigan (39-15)

Kentucky (29-28)

Valparaiso (42-17)

15 Louisville* (53-3)

Hawaii (44-7)

South Ala. (39-15)

North Dakota St. (37-20)

Oregon St. (34-21)

Games times listed in Eastern (all live) and on ESPN3.

Friday, May 18: Game 1 - 5 p.m.; Game 2 - 8 p.m.

Saturday, May 19: Game 3 - 2 p.m.; Game 4 - 5 p.m.; Game 5 - 8 p.m.

Sunday, May 20: Game 6 - 2 p.m.; Game 7 (if nec.) - 4:30 p.m.

College Station Regional (hosted by 8 Texas A&M)

Alabama* (50-7)

Tulsa (41-12)

Saturday, May 19

Friday, May 18

UT Martin (39-20) 2

13 Arizona* (35-17)

Hofstra (38-13)

Tucson Regional (hosted by 13 Arizona)

Texas St. (38-15)

9 Missouri* (43-12)

16 Washington* (36-17)

Harvard (33-13)

Maryland (34-20)

Boston U. (40-14)

Women's College World Series Teams

Arkansas (27-26)

Louisville Regional (hosted by 15 Louisville) Friday, May 18 Saturday, May 19

Game 1 - 5:30 p.m. (ESPNU/ESPN3) Game 2 - 8 p.m. (ESPNU/ESPN3) Game 3 - 6 p.m. (ESPNU/ESPN3) Game 4 - 8:30 p.m. (ESPNU/ESPN3) Game 5 - 11 p.m. (ESPNU/ESPN3) Game 6 - 5:30 p.m. (ESPNU/ESPN3) Game 7 (if nec.) - 8 p.m. (ESPNU/ESPN3)

Lehigh (40-17) 4 Oklahoma* (45-8) * = Host Institution # = Regional site will be played May 17-19.

Games times listed in Eastern (all live).

Sunday, May 20

Game 1 - 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPN3) Game 2 - 7 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPN3) Game 3 - 1 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN3) Game 4 - 3:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN3) Game 5 - 6 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN3) Game 6 - 1 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPN3) Game 7 (if nec.) - 3:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN3)

Games times listed in Eastern (all live).

Sunday, May 20

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NCAA WASHINGTON REGIONAL NOTES

PERSONAL High School______________ Lubbock Monterey ‘86 College___________________Lubbock Christian ‘91 Degree____________________________ Education Wife____________________________________ Tina Children_______________ Hunter, Heath, Hampton Father is legendary Texas Tech baseball coach Larry Hays, who retired in 2008 as the fourth-winningest coach in NCAA history.

Brother, Daren Hays, is the current coach at Lubbock Christian University.

YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD YEAR SCHOOL RECORD 2006-07 Lubbock Christian n/a 2008 Lubbock Christian 60-9* 2009 Lubbock Christian 54-7^ 2010 Texas Tech 38-18# 2011 Texas Tech 42-16 2012 Texas Tech 40-15 Total 234-65 * NAIA National Champions ^ NAIA National Championship finalists # NCAA Regional

ACCOMPLISHMENTS u 2008 NAIA National Coach of the Year

u 2008-09 Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of

the Year

pletely different sports (men’s basketball).

u Only person in Tech history to coach two com- u Led Tech to a 23-game turnaround in first year. u Broken 15 school records in just over a year. u Three Big 12 weekly award recepiants.

u Three All-Big 12 postseason award honorees.

OTHER EXPERIENCE YEAR 1995-96 1996-99 1999-01 2001-02 2002-03 2004-06 Total

SCHOOL (SEASONS) RECORD Frank Phillips (1) 19-9 Abilene Christian (3) 58-26 Texas Tech Asst. Coach (2) 21-34 Abilene Christian AD Midland College (1) 30-7 Houston Assoc. HC (2) 39-24 187-37

In three seasons as Texas Tech’s head softball coach, Shanon Hays has taken the Red Raiders to three-straight NCAA Regional appearances, breaking a nineyear postseason absence and laying the framework for a program on the rise in the process.

After inheriting a squad that was only 15-42 in 2009, Hays has led the Red Raiders to three-straight 30-plus win seasons, including a 42-16 campaign in 2011 that marked the highest winning percentage in school history.

Prior to Hays’ arrival, Tech had only advanced to the postseason twice in program history with its last trip being in 2001, which was also its most-previous season with a winning record. Tech’s 120-49 record under Hays nearly matches the school’s total from the previous six seasons prior to his arrival as the Red Raiders won 126 games from 2004-09.

Most importantly, though, the Red Raiders have been in the postseason each season, advancing to the NCAA Stanford Regional in 2010, Tucson Regional in 2011, and the Washington Regional in 2012. Tech fell in the regional finale each of his first two seasons as eventual College World Series participant Hawaii ended the squad’s run in 2010 while host Arizona dropped the Red Raiders in 2011.

No Tech squad had previously advanced to a regional in consecutive seasons, nor had any team previously appeared in the top 25 rankings. The Red Raiders changed that on Feb. 15, 2011 as they appeared in the top 25 of both polls, breaking a drought that lasted over a decade. Tech, which had not been ranked previously in either poll since the end of the 1999 season, climbed as high as No. 19 throughout the year, the highest ranking in school history.

Under Hays, Tech has consistently produced one of the top lineups in the nation as the Red Raiders spent most of the 2011 season with the highest batting average in the nation before ending the year fourth overall. The squad’s 7.17 runs per game ranked fourth as well in scoring nationally, while its .533 slugging percentage was just inside the top 10 nationally in ninth.

With that type of production up and down the lineup, the Red Raiders have snapped 13 single-season offensive marks in the school record book, including the previous highs for batting average, runs, hits, doubles, home runs, and RBI.

While playing in a conference dominated by pitching, Tech has only been shutout 11 times under Hays as the Red Raiders have been among the Big 12 leaders in most offensive categories as well. Four players - Cydney Allen, Emily Bledsoe, Logan Hall, and Mikey Kenney - have been honored on either the All-Big 12 second team or on the NFCA postseason awards lists following each season.

Tech’s transformation should come as little surprise after Hays’ work at Lubbock Christian. Following his appointment as the program’s first head softball coach in 2006, Hays worked for a full academic year in preparation for LCU’s first season in 2008.

The Lady Chaps did not disappoint in their inaugural season, compiling a 60-9 record and claiming the NAIA National Championship, earning Hays NAIA National Coach of the Year honors. Hays wrapped his twoyear tenure at LCU with a 114-16 overall record after advancing to the national championship again in 2009.

Known as a top-flight recruiter and motivator, Hays was named the Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of the Year both seasons and produced five NFCA and NAIA first team All-Americans during his tenure.

Hays turned to softball after a successful career as a basketball coach that included two seasons on the Texas Tech bench as an assistant coach from 1999-2001 under James Dickey. He is the first person at Texas Tech to coach two completely different sports (one men’s and now one women’s).

Hays began playing fastpitch softball as a youth, along with baseball and basketball, because his father, the legendary Texas Tech and LCU baseball coach Larry Hays, also played fastpitch softball. Hays, the elder, whose 1,509 career wins were good enough for fourth on the all-time collegiate baseball list, retired as Tech’s all-time winningest coach prior to the 2009 season.

He graduated from Lubbock Monterey High School in 1986 and makes his home in Lubbock with his wife, Tina, two sons, Hunter, Heath, and daughter, Hampton.

For Hays’ complete bio, visit texastech.com.

HAYS AGAINST ALL OPPONENTS Alcorn State__________________ 2-1 Appalachian State_____________ 1-0 Arizona______________________ 0-1 Auburn______________________ 0-1 Binghamton__________________ 3-0 Boise St.______________________ 3-0 Boston University______________ 1-0 Bradley______________________ 1-0 Bryant_______________________ 3-0 BYU_________________________ 1-0 Cal Poly______________________ 0-1 California_____________________ 1-0 Chattanooga__________________ 1-0 Colorado State________________ 1-0 Dayton______________________ 3-0 DePaul_______________________ 1-0 Evansville____________________ 3-0 Florida A&M__________________ 1-0 Florida State__________________ 1-0 10

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Harvard______________________ 1-0 Hawai’i_______________________ 0-1 Houston Baptist_______________ 2-0 Howard______________________ 3-0 Idaho State___________________ 1-0 Indiana______________________ 1-0 Jackson State _________________ 3-0 Jacksonville___________________ 1-0 Liberty_______________________ 1-0 Long Beach State______________ 1-0 Long Island___________________ 1-1 Maine_______________________ 3-0 Manhattan___________________ 2-0 Maryland_____________________ 0-1 Midwestern State______________ 1-0 Missouri- Kansas City___________ 3-0 Monmouth___________________ 1-0 Nebraska_____________________ 1-3 New Mexico__________________ 4-0

New Mexico State______________ 1-1 North Carolina Central__________ 3-0 North Texas___________________ 1-0 Northern Illinois_______________ 2-0 Northwestern_________________ 0-1 Ohio State____________________ 1-0 Oregon______________________ 1-0 Portland State_________________ 1-0 San Diego State_______________ 1-1 Seton Hall____________________ 2-0 Southern Utah________________ 1-0 Stony Brook__________________ 2-0 St. John’s_____________________ 2-0 Stanford_____________________ 1-1 Stephen F. Austin______________ 1-0 Tennessee____________________ 0-1 Texas-Arlington_______________ 4-0 Texas Southern________________ 1-0 Texas State___________________ 1-1

Towson______________________ 1-0 UC Davis_____________________ 1-0 Utah State____________________ 1-0 Utah Valley___________________ 3-0 UTEP________________________ 1-0 Wichita State__________________ 3-1 Wisconsin____________________ 1-0 Total_____________________ 95-17 BIG 12 Baylor_______________________ 3-4 Iowa State____________________ 6-1 Kansas_______________________ 5-2 Missouri_____________________ 2-5 Oklahoma____________________ 3-5 Oklahoma St._________________ 4-3 Texas________________________ 1-6 Texas A&M____________________ 1-6 Total_____________________ 25-32

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2012 RESULTS Record: 40-15 Home: 18-4 Away: 8-6 Neutral: 14-5 Big 12: 13-10 Date Feb 09, 2012 Feb 10, 2012 Feb 10, 2012 Feb 11, 2012 Feb 11, 2012 Feb 17, 2012 Feb 17, 2012 Feb 18, 2012 Feb 18, 2012 Feb 19, 2012 Feb 19, 2012 Feb 24, 2012 Feb 24, 2012 Feb 25, 2012 Feb 25, 2012 Feb 26, 2012 Mar 02, 2012 Mar 02, 2012 Mar 03, 2012 Mar 03, 2012 Mar 04, 2012 Mar 04, 2012 Mar 06, 2012 Mar 07, 2012 Mar 12, 2012 Mar 12, 2012 Mar 14, 2012 Mar 14, 2012 Mar 16, 2012 Mar 16, 2012 Mar 17, 2012 Mar 17, 2012 Mar 18, 2012 Mar 27, 2012 Mar 30, 2012 Mar 31, 2012 Apr 01, 2012 Apr 05, 2012 Apr 06, 2012 Apr 07, 2012 Apr 11, 2012 Apr 13, 2012 Apr 14, 2012 Apr 14, 2012 Apr 17, 2012 Apr 17, 2012 Apr 18, 2012 Apr 20, 2012 Apr 21, 2012 Apr 22, 2012 Apr 27, 2012 Apr 28, 2012 May 05, 2012 May 06, 2012 May 07, 2012

Opponent Score vs San Diego State W 5-4

vs Northwestern 6-14 L vs #14 Tennessee

0-1 L vs Stanford

1-7 L vs Cal Poly

0-3 L vs Ohio State W 7-4

vs Long Beach State W 2-0

vs Idaho State W 8-4

vs Portland State W 5-1

vs DePaul W 2-1

vs Utah State W 11-2

vs Texas State W 6-0

vs North Texas W 10-0

vs UTEP W 5-2

vs Stephen F. Austin W 2-1

vs Texas State

1-3 L BINGHAMTON W 7-2

UT-ARLINGTON W 2-0

UT-ARLINGTON W 9-1

BINGHAMTON W 8-2

BINGHAMTON W 4-3

UT-ARLINGTON W 7-1

at Texas*

0-8 L at Texas*

1-2 L NEW MEXICO W 9-4

NEW MEXICO W 8-5

at Stony Brook W 4-1

at Stony Brook W 6-3

vs Monmouth W 4-2

at Seton Hall W 11-0

vs Manhattan W 13-2

vs Manhattan W 7-2

at Seton Hall W 9-0

MIDWESTERN STATE W 10-2

IOWA STATE* W 19-7

IOWA STATE* W 6-2

IOWA STATE* W 5-3

at Oklahoma*

1-3 L at Oklahoma* W 5-4

at Oklahoma*

1-4 L TEXAS* W 5-2

at Missouri* W 2-0

at Missouri* W 5-4

at Missouri*

1-4 L TEXAS A&M*

6-9 L TEXAS A&M*

0-9 L TEXAS A&M* W 8-6

BAYLOR* W 3-1

BAYLOR*

4-8 L BAYLOR* W 6-5

at Kansas* W 4-1

at Kansas*

4-5 L OKLAHOMA STATE*

0-5 L OKLAHOMA STATE* W 8-4

OKLAHOMA STATE* W 2-1

r-h-e 5-8-0 6-5-3 0-2-0 1-2-0 0-7-0 7-7-1 2-7-0 8-9-1 5-7-0 2-7-1 11-9-1 6-6-0 10-9-0 5-5-2 2-6-1 1-1-0 7-10-0 2-7-0 9-14-0 8-13-2 4-8-0 7-12-0 0-3-3 1-2-1 9-15-1 8-6-0 4-7-0 6-9-1 4-6-0 11-13-0 13-15-0 7-8-4 9-9-0 10-11-2 19-18-0 6-9-0 5-9-0 1-1-1 5-8-1 1-6-1 5-6-3 2-6-1 5-5-1 1-2-1 6-8-3 0-3-4 8-10-1 3-3-1 4-5-0 6-8-1 4-7-0 4-8-1 0-3-2 8-9-1 2-3-1

r-h-e 4-5-0 14-7-0 1-6-0 7-7-0 3-8-0 4-7-4 0-7-2 4-8-3 1-5-1 1-3-0 2-7-2 0-5-3 0-4-1 2-5-2 1-3-0 3-4-1 2-8-2 0-5-0 1-4-2 2-6-2 3-4-1 1-3-1 8-12-0 2-7-0 4-8-0 5-8-1 1-4-2 3-5-1 2-11-2 0-0-2 2-6-1 2-4-2 0-2-0 2-2-2 7-9-1 2-5-3 3-8-1 3-8-0 4-7-2 4-9-0 2-4-0 0-1-0 4-5-1 4-7-3 9-12-2 9-11-0 6-7-1 1-5-0 8-15-1 5-11-2 1-3-0 5-9-1 5-7-1 4-10-1 1-5-2

Inns 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 (8) 7 (8) 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 7 5 6 5 7 (8) 7 7 7 7 7 7 (8) 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

Overall 1-0-0 1-1-0 1-2-0 1-3-0 1-4-0 2-4-0 3-4-0 4-4-0 5-4-0 6-4-0 7-4-0 8-4-0 9-4-0 10-4-0 11-4-0 11-5-0 12-5-0 13-5-0 14-5-0 15-5-0 16-5-0 17-5-0 17-6-0 17-7-0 18-7-0 19-7-0 20-7-0 21-7-0 22-7-0 23-7-0 24-7-0 25-7-0 26-7-0 27-7-0 28-7-0 29-7-0 30-7-0 30-8-0 31-8-0 31-9-0 32-9-0 33-9-0 34-9-0 34-10-0 34-11-0 34-12-0 35-12-0 36-12-0 36-13-0 37-13-0 38-13-0 38-14-0 38-15-0 39-15-0 40-15-0

Big 12 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-2-0 0-2-0 0-2-0 0-2-0 0-2-0 0-2-0 0-2-0 0-2-0 0-2-0 0-2-0 0-2-0 1-2-0 2-2-0 3-2-0 3-3-0 4-3-0 4-4-0 5-4-0 6-4-0 7-4-0 7-5-0 7-6-0 7-7-0 8-7-0 9-7-0 9-8-0 10-8-0 11-8-0 11-9-0 11-10-0 12-10-0 13-10-0

Pitcher of record Attend Time Custer, C. (W 1-0) 215 1:59 Custer, C. (L 1-1) 216 2:32 Talley, B. (L 0-1) 254 1:49 Custer, C. (L 1-2) 245 1:41 Custer, C. (L 1-3) 232 2:04 Custer, C. (W 2-3) 150 2:12 Custer, C. (W 3-3) 276 1:22 Dennis, K. (W 1-0) 165 2:07 Custer, C. (W 4-3) 100 1:45 Talley, B. (W 1-1) 132 1:41 Custer, C. (W 5-3) 135 1:46 Talley, B. (W 2-1) 0 1:38 Custer, C. (W 6-3) 0 2:04 Custer, C. (W 7-3) 909 1:59 Talley, B. (W 3-1) 0 1:53 Talley, B. (L 3-2) 1047 1:41 Talley, B. (W 4-2) 215 1:40 Custer, C. (W 8-3) 215 1:23 Talley, B. (W 5-2) 365 1:37 Custer, C. (W 9-3) 365 1:54 Brokeshoulder, A. (W 1-0) 295 1:45 Custer, C. (W 10-3) 295 1:46 Custer, C. (L 10-4) 505 1:44 Custer, C. (L 10-5) 571 1:31 Custer, C. (W 11-5) 231 1:52 Talley, B. (W 6-2) 265 1:46 Talley, B. (W 7-2) 31 1:18 Custer, C. (W 12-5) 31 1:25 Talley, B. (W 8-2) 85 2:06 Custer, C. (W 13-5) 120 1:28 Dennis, K. (W 2-0) 105 1:33 Brokeshoulde (W 2-0) 123 1:50 Custer, C. (W 14-5) 105 1:08 Custer, C. (W 15-5) 205 1:32 Custer, C. (W 16-5) 236 1:42 Talley, B. (W 9-2) 451 1:58 Custer, C. (W 17-5) 306 1:53 Dennis, K. (L 2-1) 604 1:52 Custer, C. (W 18-5) 740 1:59 Custer, C. (L 18-6) 594 1:45 Custer, C. (W 19-6) 637 1:55 Talley, B. (W 10-2) 626 1:30 Custer, C. (W 20-6) 0 1:47 Custer, C. (L 20-7) 951 1:50 Custer, C. (L 20-8) 435 2:05 Talley, B. (L 10-3) 435 1:38 Custer, C. (W 21-8) 302 2:12 Custer, C. (W 22-8) 432 1:32 Talley, B. (L 10-4) 403 2:04 Custer, C. (W 23-8) 324 2:00 Custer, C. (W 24-8) 497 2:29 Custer, C. (L 24-9) 629 2:20 Custer, C. (L 24-10) 523 1:52 Talley, B. (W 11-4) 455 2:06 Custer, C. (W 25-10) 305 1:46

* Big 12 game () extra inning game

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2012 OVERALL HITTING STATISTICS Player Perez, Adriana Kenney, Mikey James, Sandy Bledsoe, Emily Hall, Logan Richardson, Raven Gentsch, Holley Hamada, Ashley -------------Hebert, Derryn Cooper, Emily Powell, Taylor Ryba, Melisa Tongate, Randi Allen, Cydney Williams, Katelyn Ward, Kermitria Dennis, Kelsey Moore, Chandler Heath, Meredith Bell, Hannah Totals Opponents

AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% .350 54 53 163 18 57 6 0 15 55 108 .663 11 1 22 0 .390 2 1 1 1 1 4 0 1.000 .327 54 54 162 44 53 4 1 13 31 98 .605 24 4 35 0 .424 1 2 14 15 46 5 2 .962 .303 55 55 155 33 47 8 0 11 44 88 .568 36 1 29 3 .429 4 0 2 2 447 15 6 .987 .290 55 55 155 36 45 10 2 5 24 74 .477 28 14 31 1 .435 3 4 10 13 45 130 4 .978 .276 55 55 170 24 47 16 0 1 16 66 .388 10 0 15 0 .317 0 6 7 8 108 150 13 .952 .276 55 55 145 27 40 6 0 7 25 67 .462 25 2 37 0 .390 0 2 7 9 95 112 11 .950 .258 46 34 97 10 25 4 0 3 14 38 .392 6 3 13 0 .318 1 3 0 1 155 18 1 .994 .247 55 52 93 26 23 0 0 1 2 26 .280 3 1 10 1 .278 0 5 6 8 38 0 0 1.000 1.000 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .364 49 14 11 10 4 1 0 0 1 5 .455 3 0 4 0 .500 0 3 3 7 8 1 0 1.000 .286 34 7 28 14 8 2 0 3 10 19 .679 4 4 6 0 .444 0 0 0 0 7 7 2 .875 .271 28 8 48 8 13 3 0 3 10 25 .521 4 1 12 0 .340 0 0 1 1 11 1 0 1.000 .235 19 12 34 3 8 0 0 0 3 8 .235 4 0 5 1 .316 0 2 0 0 59 8 2 .971 .234 48 11 64 5 15 3 0 3 14 27 .422 15 0 22 0 .380 0 0 0 0 40 5 0 1.000 .224 36 23 49 6 11 3 0 1 10 17 .347 1 0 6 0 .240 0 2 0 0 26 1 2 .931 .208 39 7 24 14 5 0 1 0 2 7 .292 1 0 4 0 .240 0 0 11 12 8 0 0 1.000 .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .667 .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 .000 23 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 6 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .287 55 55 1402 285 402 66 4 66 261 674 .481 176 31 254 6 .376 11 30 62 77 1101 532 48 .971 .246 55 55 1417 174 348 41 3 29 161 482 .340 124 41 246 11 .324 3 27 30 47 1049 355 62 .958

LOB - Team (318), Opp (339). DPs turned - Team (18), Opp (15). IBB - Team (2), Allen, C. 1, James, S. 1, Opp (3).

2012 OVERALL PITCHING STATISTICS Player ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA Talley, Brittany 2.27 11 4 28 18 6 2 0 1 120.1 116 45 39 23 62 13 2 11 458 .253 2 12 3 2 10 Custer, Cara 2.35 25 10 41 32 17 5 0 3 202.1 174 92 68 82 154 23 1 9 774 .225 13 19 1 1 11 -------------Brokeshoulder, Ashley 2.76 2 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 12.2 11 6 5 5 9 1 0 0 48 .229 0 0 1 0 2 Ward, Kermitria 4.85 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.1 8 4 3 2 2 0 0 1 21 .381 1 1 0 0 0 Dennis, Kelsey 4.88 2 1 11 3 0 0 0 0 18.2 24 15 13 9 14 2 0 5 76 .316 0 6 3 0 3 Moore, Chandler 5.65 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 8.2 12 8 7 2 5 2 0 1 37 .324 0 3 0 0 1 Ryba, Melisa 99.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 3 4 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 2.65 40 15 55 55 23 7 0 4 367.0 348 174 139 124 246 41 3 29 1417 .246 16 41 8 3 27 Opponents 4.46 15 40 55 55 28 5 0 0 349.2 402 285 223 176 254 66 4 66 1402 .287 27 31 2 11 30 PB - Team (9), Allen, C. 4, Gentsch, H. 3, Tongate, R. 2, Opp (6). Pickoffs - Team (1), Tongate, R. 1. SBA/ATT - Gentsch, H. (20-30), Custer, C. (13-21), Talley, B. (12-17), Tongate, R. (9-14), Dennis, K. (3-4), Brokeshoulde (2-3), Allen, C. (1-3), Moore, C. (0-1), Ward, K. (0-1).

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2012 BIG 12 ONLY HITTING STATISTICS Player Kenney, Mikey Bledsoe, Emily Hamada, Ashley Gentsch, Holley Perez, Adriana Hall, Logan James, Sandy Richardson, Raven -------------Cooper, Emily Powell, Taylor Allen, Cydney Williams, Katelyn Tongate, Randi Ryba, Melisa Ward, Kermitria Heath, Meredith Bell, Hannah Totals Opponents

AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% .313 23 23 67 16 21 2 0 4 10 35 .522 10 1 14 0 .410 0 2 4 5 29 3 0 1.000 .281 23 23 64 15 18 4 1 4 11 36 .563 16 5 14 0 .459 0 0 2 4 21 58 3 .963 .279 23 23 43 12 12 0 0 1 2 15 .349 1 1 6 0 .311 0 2 4 5 12 0 0 1.000 .277 19 18 47 5 13 0 0 2 4 19 .404 4 1 10 0 .346 0 2 0 1 77 11 1 .989 .266 22 21 64 6 17 1 0 4 21 30 .469 4 0 12 0 .300 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 .257 23 23 74 8 19 7 0 1 8 29 .392 4 0 7 0 .295 0 4 2 3 48 56 9 .920 .233 23 23 60 10 14 3 0 4 16 29 .483 19 1 16 0 .425 0 0 0 0 188 5 1 .995 .197 23 23 61 5 12 1 0 2 10 19 .311 11 0 18 0 .319 0 0 4 4 44 48 8 .920 .300 22 14 10 3 3 1 0 0 1 4 .400 2 0 4 0 .417 0 3 1 2 7 1 0 1.000 .250 12 0 8 5 2 1 0 0 1 3 .375 0 2 1 0 .400 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000 .231 20 2 26 1 6 2 0 1 3 11 .423 6 0 7 0 .375 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.000 .176 17 9 17 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 .176 0 0 1 0 .176 0 2 0 0 9 1 2 .833 .143 7 5 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 .143 0 0 4 1 .143 0 0 0 0 20 5 1 .962 .000 11 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 1 3 0 .200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 15 0 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .249 23 23 571 96 142 22 1 23 87 235 .412 79 12 119 1 .351 2 15 19 26 462 224 28 .961 .284 23 23 623 97 177 16 3 15 88 244 .392 66 8 91 4 .359 2 12 19 29 454 139 22 .964

LOB - Team (129), Opp (152). DPs turned - Team (10), Opp (6). IBB - Team (2), James, S. 1, Allen, C. 1, Opp (3).

2012 BIG 12 ONLY PITCHING STATISTICS Player ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA Talley, Brittany 2.74 3 2 12 8 1 1 0 1 46.0 55 22 18 10 23 6 2 6 187 .294 1 1 1 1 2 Custer, Cara 2.93 10 7 20 15 7 0 0 1 98.0 99 60 41 49 65 9 1 7 386 .256 2 7 0 1 8 -------------Brokeshoulder, Ashley 6.56 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5.1 7 5 5 3 1 1 0 0 22 .318 0 0 1 0 0 Ward, Kermitria 9.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 7 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 13 .538 0 0 0 0 0 Dennis, Kelsey 18.00 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 9 7 6 3 1 0 0 1 15 .600 0 0 2 0 2 Totals 3.32 13 10 23 23 8 1 0 2 154.0 177 97 73 66 91 16 3 15 623 .284 3 8 4 2 12 Opponents 3.65 10 13 23 23 13 3 0 0 151.1 142 96 79 79 119 22 1 23 571 .249 12 12 0 2 15 PB - Team (4), Gentsch, H. 2, Allen, C. 1, Tongate, R. 1, Opp (2). SBA/ATT - Gentsch, H. (13-19), Custer, C. (9-15), Tongate, R. (6-10), Talley, B. (7-9), Brokeshoulde (2-3), Ward, K. (0-1), Dennis, K. (1-1).

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TEXAS TECH POSTSEASON CAREER STATS HITTING Player Powell, Taylor Bledsoe, Emily James, Sandy Richardson, Raven Gentsch, Holley Hall, Logan Hamada, Ashley Allen, Cydney Kenney, Mikey Tongate, Randi Heath, Meredith Ward, Kermitria

AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% .500 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .458 8 8 24 2 11 3 0 0 2 14 .583 3 0 4 0 .519 0 0 0 2 13 9 1 .960 .455 4 4 11 1 5 0 1 1 3 10 .909 1 0 2 0 .500 0 0 1 1 19 1 0 1.000 .429 8 8 21 6 9 1 1 2 4 18 .857 3 0 5 0 .500 0 0 0 0 24 7 1 .969 .333 8 7 21 1 7 0 0 0 1 7 .333 2 0 3 0 .391 0 0 0 0 28 4 0 1.000 .240 8 8 25 2 6 0 0 0 3 6 .240 2 0 1 0 .296 0 0 0 0 16 27 1 .977 .200 8 8 20 1 4 0 0 0 3 4 .200 0 1 2 0 .238 0 2 0 0 10 1 0 1.000 .182 4 4 11 0 2 1 0 0 3 3 .273 0 0 2 0 .182 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1.000 .080 8 8 23 5 2 1 0 0 0 3 .120 3 0 10 0 .179 0 1 1 1 15 0 0 1.000 .000 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 7 1 1 .889 .000 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

PITCHING Player ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA Dennis, Kelsey 3.89 1 1 3 3 0 0 1 0 9.0 8 5 5 3 6 0 0 3 33 .242 0 1 0 0 1 Brokeshoulder, Ashley 5.53 2 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 15.2 21 12 12 9 7 2 1 5 65 .323 1 0 0 1 0 Talley, Brittany 7.56 0 1 4 1 0 0 1 2 8.1 9 9 9 7 7 2 0 0 32 .281 0 1 0 0 1 Ward, Kermitria 10.50 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 5 4 4 0 5 0 0 3 13 .385 0 0 0 0 0

TEXAS TECH IN THE POSTSEASON UNDER SHANON HAYS HITTING YEAR 2010 2011 TOTALS

AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% .286 4 4 98 12 28 5 0 0 10 33 .337 12 1 20 0 .369 0 7 0 1 78 27 1 .991 .248 4 4 101 15 25 3 2 3 13 41 .406 5 0 14 0 .283 0 1 2 4 75 27 3 .971 .266 8 8 199 27 53 8 2 3 23 74 .372 17 1 34 0 .327 0 8 2 5 153 54 4 .981

PITCHING YEAR 2010 2011 TOTALS

ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 3.77 2 2 4 4 1 1 0 0 26.0 29 15 14 16 12 2 1 7 99 .293 1 2 1 1 1 6.44 2 2 4 4 0 1 1 2 25.0 28 23 23 16 22 2 0 7 99 .283 0 2 0 0 2 5.08 4 4 8 8 1 2 1 2 51.0 57 38 37 32 34 4 1 14 198 .288- 1 4 1 1 3

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2011 STATISTICS FROM NCAA TUCSON REGIONAL Texas Tech Softball Statistics Summary for Texas Tech (as of May 14, 2012) (NCAA Tucson Regional) Record: 2-2 Date Opponent

5/20 5/21 5/21 5/22

vs vs vs vs

New Mexico State Harvard New Mexico State #10 Arizona

* = Conference game

Score L W W L

0-9 7-0 6-4 2-10

Home: 0-0

Away: 0-0

Player

Richardson, Raven James, Sandy Bledsoe, Emily Gentsch, Holley Allen, Cydney Hamada, Ashley Hall, Logan Kenney, Mikey Drewry, Stephanie -------------------Powell, Taylor Clemmons, McKenzi Tongate, Randi Merlich, Karli Ward, Kermitria Palmer, Jordan Heath, Meredith Talley, Brittany Dennis, Kelsey Brokeshoulder, Ashl Totals Opponents

Neutral: 2-2

avg gp-gs 4-4 4-4 4-4 4-3 4-4 4-4 4-4 4-4 3-3

.545 .455 .364 .300 .182 .167 .154 .000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

.248 .283

Big 12: 0-0

11 11 11 10 11 12 13 11 6

ab

4 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1

r

6 5 4 3 2 2 2 0 0

h

2b

3b

hr

rbi

1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 3 0 1 3 2 0 0 0

bb hbp

1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

so sb-att 2 0-0 2 1-1 2 0-1 1 0-0 2 0-0 0 0-0 1 0-0 4 1-1 0 0-0

2-0 3-1 1-1 1-0 1-0 3-0 2-0 4-1 3-3 2-0 4 4

2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

101 99

15 23

25 28

3 2

2 0

3 7

13 21

5 16

0 2

14 22

w-l

app gs cg sh sv

0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-4 4-5

LOB - Team (17), Opp (21).

Player

era

3 2 4

3 0 1

0 0 0

0 0 0

0 0 2

9.0 4.2 8.1

8 6 9

5 5 9

r

er

bb

so

0-0 0-0

1 1

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0.1 2.2

0 5

0 4

0 4

1 0

0 5

2-2 2-2

4 4

4 4

0 2

1 1

2 0

25.0 25.0

28 25

23 15

23 14

16 5

22 14

Dennis, Kelsey 3.89 Brokeshoulder, Ashl 7.50 Talley, Brittany 7.56 -------------------Merlich, Karli 0.00 Ward, Kermitria 10.50

1-1 1-0 0-1

Totals Opponents

6.44 3.92

ip

h

5 5 9

3 5 7

6 4 7

SBA/ATT - Talley, B. (3-4), Tongate, R. (3-3), Gentsch, H. (1-2), Dennis, K. (1-1).

Score by innings Texas Tech Opponents

1 7 0

2 2 4

3 0 7

4 2 5

5 3 3

6 1 4

7 0 0

Total 15 23

Win-loss breakouts: Day 1-2; Night 1-0; vs Left 0-0; vs Right 2-2; 1-run games 0-0; 2-run games 1-0; 5+run games 1-2; Extra inns 0-0; Shutouts 1-1.

Current streak: Lost 1; Longest winning streak: 2; Longest losing streak: 1.

Attendance: Home 0 (avg 0); Away 9226 (avg 2306); Total 9226 (avg 2306).

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2010 STATISTICS FROM NCAA STANFORD REGIONAL Texas Tech Softball Statistics Summary for Texas Tech (as of May 14, 2012) (NCAA Stanford Regional) Record: 2-2 Date Opponent

5/21 5/22 5/22 5/23

at #15 Stanford vs UC Davis at #15 Stanford vs #19 Hawai'i

* = Conference game

Score L W W L

4-5 1-0 6-3 1-7

Home: 0-0

Away: 1-1

Player

3 Bledsoe, Emily 22 Gentsch, Holley 2 Hall, Logan 12 Richardson, Rav 4 Legler, Leah 7 Hamada, Ashley 1 Drewry, Stephani 26 Kenney, Mikey -------------------9 Lee, Jennifer 6 Tongate, Randi 29 Matthews, Danie 77 Palmer, Jordan 24 Merlich, Karli 10 Heath, Meredith 11 Jacobs, Ashly 25 Clemmons, McK 23 Brokeshoulder, Totals Opponents

Neutral: 1-1

avg gp-gs 4-4 4-4 4-4 4-4 4-4 4-4 4-4 4-4

.538 .364 .333 .300 .273 .250 .182 .167 .143 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

.286 .293

ab

Big 12: 0-0

13 11 12 10 11 8 11 12

1 0 1 2 3 0 0 4

7 4 4 3 3 2 2 2

h

2b

3b

hr

rbi

7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

98 99

12 15

28 29

5 2

0 1

0 7

4-3 2-1 1-0 2-0 2-2 2-0 3-2 1-0 3-0 4 4

r

2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 0 3 1 2 1 1 0

bb hbp

so sb-att 2 0-1 2 0-0 0 0-0 3 0-0 2 0-0 2 0-0 1 0-0 6 0-0

1 1 2 2 2 0 0 3

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

10 14

12 16

1 2

20 12

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 2-3

LOB - Team (28), Opp (26). DPs turned - Team (3), Opp (2).

Player

11 Jacobs, Ashly 23 Brokeshoulder, 24 Merlich, Karli Totals Opponents

era

w-l

3.00 4.45 7.00

1-1 1-1 0-0

3.77 2.42

2-2 2-2

app gs cg sh sv

3 3 2

2 0 2

1 0 0

1 0 0

0 0 0

14.0 11.0 1.0

ip

11 15 3

h

6 7 2

r

er

6 7 1

10 4 2

bb

so

4 4

4 4

1 2

1 0

0 0

26.0 26.0

29 28

15 12

14 9

16 12

12 20

8 3 1

SBA/ATT - Gentsch, H. (1-2), Jacobs, A. (1-2), Merlich, K. (1-1), Tongate, R. (1-1).

Score by innings Texas Tech Opponents

1 5 2

2 2 3

3 0 2

4 0 1

5 1 2

6 4 4

7 0 1

Total 12 15

Win-loss breakouts: Day 1-1; Night 1-1; vs Left 0-0; vs Right 2-2; 1-run games 1-1; 2-run games 0-0; 5+run games 0-1; Extra inns 0-0; Shutouts 1-0.

Current streak: Lost 1; Longest winning streak: 2; Longest losing streak: 1.

Attendance: Home 0 (avg 0); Away 2552 (avg 638); Total 2552 (avg 638).

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TEAM HITTING GAME-BY-GAME Date Opponent Feb 09, 2012 vs San Diego State Feb 10, 2012 vs Northwestern Feb 10, 2012 vs Tennessee Feb 11, 2012 vs Stanford Feb 11, 2012 vs Cal Poly Feb 17, 2012 vs Ohio State Feb 17, 2012 vs Long Beach State Feb 18, 2012 vs Idaho State Feb 18, 2012 vs Portland State Feb 19, 2012 vs DePaul Feb 19, 2012 vs Utah State Feb 24, 2012 vs Texas State Feb 24, 2012 vs North Texas Feb 25, 2012 vs UTEP Feb 25, 2012 vs Stephen F. Austin Feb 26, 2012 vs Texas State Mar 02, 2012 BINGHAMTON Mar 02, 2012 UT-ARLINGTON Mar 03, 2012 UT-ARLINGTON Mar 03, 2012 BINGHAMTON Mar 04, 2012 BINGHAMTON Mar 04, 2012 UT-ARLINGTON Mar 06, 2012 at Texas Mar 07, 2012 at Texas Mar 12, 2012 NEW MEXICO Mar 12, 2012 NEW MEXICO Mar 14, 2012 at Stony Brook Mar 14, 2012 at Stony Brook Mar 16, 2012 vs Monmouth Mar 16, 2012 at Seton Hall Mar 17, 2012 vs Manhattan Mar 17, 2012 vs Manhattan Mar 18, 2012 at Seton Hall Mar 27, 2012 MIDWESTERN STATE Mar 30, 2012 IOWA STATE Mar 31, 2012 IOWA STATE Apr 01, 2012 IOWA STATE Apr 05, 2012 at Oklahoma Apr 06, 2012 at Oklahoma Apr 07, 2012 at Oklahoma Apr 11, 2012 TEXAS Apr 13, 2012 at Missouri Apr 14, 2012 at Missouri Apr 14, 2012 at Missouri Apr 17, 2012 TEXAS A&M Apr 17, 2012 TEXAS A&M Apr 18, 2012 TEXAS A&M Apr 20, 2012 BAYLOR Apr 21, 2012 BAYLOR Apr 22, 2012 BAYLOR Apr 27, 2012 at Kansas Apr 28, 2012 at Kansas May 05, 2012 OKLAHOMA STATE May 06, 2012 OKLAHOMA STATE May 07, 2012 OKLAHOMA STATE Totals

AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC 28 5 8 5 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 23 6 5 4 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 3 0 22 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 23 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 30 7 7 6 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 25 2 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 26 8 9 7 3 0 1 3 0 2 1 4 0 26 5 7 5 1 0 2 3 0 2 1 1 0 23 2 7 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 26 11 9 10 1 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 24 6 6 6 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 32 10 9 9 0 0 1 6 0 1 0 2 2 20 5 5 2 1 0 0 7 0 5 2 1 0 28 2 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 21 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 29 7 10 7 2 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 25 2 7 2 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 30 9 14 9 4 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 30 8 13 7 2 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 24 4 8 4 2 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 28 7 12 6 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 19 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 22 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 32 9 15 9 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 8 6 8 2 0 1 6 0 0 1 1 0 28 4 7 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 28 6 9 6 2 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 25 4 6 3 0 0 1 6 0 1 1 1 3 25 11 13 11 3 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 30 13 15 12 4 0 2 5 0 4 0 0 0 25 7 8 6 1 0 1 8 0 7 0 0 1 20 9 9 9 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 26 10 11 10 0 1 6 4 0 2 0 0 0 31 19 18 16 3 0 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 26 6 9 5 1 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 1 31 5 9 5 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 28 5 8 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 26 1 6 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 5 6 5 0 0 1 6 0 1 1 2 1 23 2 6 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 2 27 5 5 4 1 0 1 4 0 3 0 1 0 26 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 30 6 8 6 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 19 0 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 26 8 10 8 2 0 2 6 0 0 0 1 1 21 3 3 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 26 4 5 4 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 24 6 8 6 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 26 4 7 4 0 0 1 8 0 2 0 1 2 27 4 8 4 3 0 1 6 0 0 2 0 0 24 0 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 26 8 9 7 0 0 4 4 0 2 0 0 1 19 2 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 1 1402 285 402 261 66 4 66 176 2 62 15 31 30

SF GDP K PO A E Avg 1 0 6 21 12 0 .286 0 0 10 15 5 3 .255 0 0 14 21 10 0 .205 0 0 6 18 8 0 .177 0 0 5 21 14 0 .195 0 1 3 21 11 1 .203 0 1 4 21 13 0 .213 0 0 3 21 5 1 .230 0 0 6 21 10 0 .235 0 0 2 21 11 1 .241 0 0 4 15 11 1 .251 1 0 9 21 8 0 .251 0 0 7 24 16 0 .254 0 0 4 21 11 2 .254 0 0 2 24 9 1 .251 0 0 2 21 13 0 .240 0 0 1 21 14 0 .247 0 0 4 21 13 0 .249 0 0 5 18 4 0 .262 0 0 2 21 12 2 .272 1 0 7 21 4 0 .275 1 0 3 21 12 0 .282 0 0 8 17 14 3 .278 0 0 3 18 8 1 .272 0 0 3 21 10 1 .281 1 1 3 21 9 0 .281 0 0 5 21 6 0 .280 1 1 2 21 11 1 .282 0 1 3 21 6 0 .280 0 0 2 15 4 0 .288 1 0 4 15 11 0 .296 1 0 2 21 10 4 .297 0 0 1 15 8 0 .300 1 0 1 18 7 2 .304 0 0 1 15 6 0 .313 0 0 2 21 9 0 .314 0 0 0 24 18 0 .314 0 0 11 18 8 1 .308 1 0 11 21 9 1 .307 0 0 8 18 10 1 .305 0 0 5 21 11 3 .304 0 0 11 21 7 1 .303 0 0 5 21 12 1 .301 0 0 11 22 7 1 .295 0 0 5 21 13 3 .295 0 1 4 18 7 4 .292 0 0 5 21 13 1 .294 0 0 5 21 10 1 .292 0 0 8 21 7 0 .290 0 0 3 21 12 1 .291 0 0 5 21 8 0 .290 0 0 1 18 8 1 .290 0 0 4 21 9 2 .287 0 0 1 21 9 1 .289 1 0 2 21 9 1 .287 11 6 254 1101 532 48 .287

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TEAM PITCHING GAME-BY-GAME Date Opponent Feb 09, 2012 vs San Diego State Feb 10, 2012 vs Northwestern Feb 10, 2012 vs Tennessee Feb 11, 2012 vs Stanford Feb 11, 2012 vs Cal Poly Feb 17, 2012 vs Ohio State Feb 17, 2012 vs Long Beach State Feb 18, 2012 vs Idaho State Feb 18, 2012 vs Portland State Feb 19, 2012 vs DePaul Feb 19, 2012 vs Utah State Feb 24, 2012 vs Texas State Feb 24, 2012 vs North Texas Feb 25, 2012 vs UTEP Feb 25, 2012 vs Stephen F. Austin Feb 26, 2012 vs Texas State Mar 02, 2012 BINGHAMTON Mar 02, 2012 UT-ARLINGTON Mar 03, 2012 UT-ARLINGTON Mar 03, 2012 BINGHAMTON Mar 04, 2012 BINGHAMTON Mar 04, 2012 UT-ARLINGTON Mar 06, 2012 at Texas Mar 07, 2012 at Texas Mar 12, 2012 NEW MEXICO Mar 12, 2012 NEW MEXICO Mar 14, 2012 at Stony Brook Mar 14, 2012 at Stony Brook Mar 16, 2012 vs Monmouth Mar 16, 2012 at Seton Hall Mar 17, 2012 vs Manhattan Mar 17, 2012 vs Manhattan Mar 18, 2012 at Seton Hall Mar 27, 2012 MIDWESTERN STATE Mar 30, 2012 IOWA STATE Mar 31, 2012 IOWA STATE Apr 01, 2012 IOWA STATE Apr 05, 2012 at Oklahoma Apr 06, 2012 at Oklahoma Apr 07, 2012 at Oklahoma Apr 11, 2012 TEXAS Apr 13, 2012 at Missouri Apr 14, 2012 at Missouri Apr 14, 2012 at Missouri Apr 17, 2012 TEXAS A&M Apr 17, 2012 TEXAS A&M Apr 18, 2012 TEXAS A&M Apr 20, 2012 BAYLOR Apr 21, 2012 BAYLOR Apr 22, 2012 BAYLOR Apr 27, 2012 at Kansas Apr 28, 2012 at Kansas May 05, 2012 OKLAHOMA STATE May 06, 2012 OKLAHOMA STATE May 07, 2012 OKLAHOMA STATE Totals

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IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP DP IBB Score W L SV ERA 7.0 5 4 4 4 6 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 5-4 1 0 0 4.00 5.0 7 14 10 7 2 1 0 3 0 0 7 0 0 6-14 1 1 0 8.17 7.0 6 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 1 2 0 5.53 6.0 7 7 7 0 6 3 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 1-7 1 3 0 6.16 7.0 8 3 3 2 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0-3 1 4 0 5.47 7.0 7 4 4 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 7-4 2 4 0 5.21 7.0 7 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2-0 3 4 0 4.41 7.0 8 4 4 1 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8-4 4 4 0 4.36 7.0 5 1 1 3 7 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 5-1 5 4 0 3.97 7.0 3 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2-1 6 4 0 3.66 5.0 7 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11-2 7 4 0 3.60 7.0 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6-0 8 4 0 3.28 8.0 4 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10-0 9 4 0 2.98 7.0 5 2 2 1 7 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 5-2 10 4 0 2.90 8.0 3 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2-1 11 4 0 2.75 7.0 4 3 3 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1-3 11 5 0 2.76 7.0 8 2 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7-2 12 5 0 2.66 7.0 5 0 0 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2-0 13 5 0 2.50 6.0 4 1 1 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9-1 14 5 0 2.44 7.0 6 2 0 3 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8-2 15 5 0 2.32 7.0 4 3 3 2 8 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 4-3 16 5 0 2.35 7.0 3 1 1 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7-1 17 5 0 2.29 5.2 12 8 5 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0-8 17 6 0 2.43 6.0 7 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-2 17 7 0 2.38 7.0 8 4 4 2 8 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 9-4 18 7 0 2.45 7.0 8 5 5 2 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8-5 19 7 0 2.55 7.0 4 1 1 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4-1 20 7 1 2.49 7.0 5 3 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6-3 21 7 1 2.47 7.0 11 2 2 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 4-2 22 7 1 2.46 5.0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11-0 23 7 1 2.40 5.0 6 2 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13-2 24 7 1 2.40 7.0 4 2 0 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7-2 25 7 1 2.33 5.0 2 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9-0 26 7 1 2.27 6.0 2 2 1 2 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10-2 27 7 2 2.24 5.0 9 7 7 2 7 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 19-7 28 7 2 2.41 7.0 5 2 2 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6-2 29 7 3 2.40 8.0 8 3 3 1 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5-3 30 7 3 2.40 6.0 8 3 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1-3 30 8 3 2.40 7.0 7 4 2 1 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5-4 31 8 3 2.39 6.0 9 4 3 1 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-4 31 9 3 2.42 7.0 4 2 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5-2 32 9 3 2.38 7.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-0 33 9 3 2.32 7.0 5 4 3 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5-4 34 9 3 2.34 7.1 7 4 4 4 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1-4 34 10 3 2.37 7.0 12 9 7 3 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 6-9 34 11 3 2.48 6.0 11 9 6 4 4 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0-9 34 12 3 2.57 7.0 7 6 2 8 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 8-6 35 12 3 2.56 7.0 5 1 1 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3-1 36 12 3 2.52 7.0 15 8 8 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4-8 36 13 3 2.64 7.0 11 5 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6-5 37 13 3 2.65 7.0 3 1 1 5 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4-1 38 13 4 2.61 6.0 9 5 4 3 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 4-5 38 14 4 2.65 7.0 7 5 3 5 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0-5 38 15 4 2.68 7.0 10 4 3 1 6 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 8-4 39 15 4 2.68 7.0 5 1 1 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-1 40 15 4 2.65 367.0 348 174 139 124 246 41 3 29 16 8 41 18 3 285-174 40 15 4 2.65

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GAME RECAPS GAME ONE Texas Tech 5, San Diego State 4

GAME FOUR #9 Stanford 7, Texas Tech 1

GAME SEVEN Texas Tech 2, Long Beach State 0

Tempe, Ariz. - Tempe Sports Complex Feb. 9, 2012

Tempe, Ariz. - Tempe Sports Complex Feb. 11, 2012

Las Vegas, Nev. - Stephanie Craig Park Feb. 17, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Texas Tech 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 8 0 San Diego St. 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 W: Custer (1-0); L: May (0-1); S: None Attendance: 215 Highlights: The win marked the fourth-straight year Texas Tech had started its season with a victory ...

Sandy James homored twice in the game, marking the ninth time in school history a player had done so ... Melisa Ryba finished the day 2-for-3 with two RBI ... she homored in her first career at-bat in a Tech jersey, becoming the first player since Mikey Kenney in 2010 to do so ... Cara Custer earned the win, marking the second-straight year a Tech freshman took the opening-game victory.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Texas Tech 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Stanford 2 0 0 3 0 2 X 7 7 0 W: Gerhart (3-1); L: Custer (1-2); S: None Attendance: 245 Highlights: The game marked the 14th all-time between the two schools ... the loss dropped Tech to 0-10 all-time when facing the Cardinal at a neutral site ... Mikey Kenney provided Techs’ only run with a second-inning home run ... Kenney happened to be playing on her 21st birthday ... Tech’s top of the lineup struggled as its 1-3 hitters combined to go 0-for-9 at the plate.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Long Beach St. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 Texas Tech 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 2 7 0 W: Custer (3-3); L: Hansen (0-3); S: None Attendance: 276 Highlights: The win marked Tech’s first this season when scoring two runs or less ... win moved Tech to 2-2 this year when facing a NCAA Regional team from a year ago ... Cara Custer tossed her first career shutout as she worked around seven hits surrendered and two walks ... Cydney Allen provided Tech’s lone RBI with a two-out single up the middle to score Mikey Kenney ... Tech’s other run came from a double play ball off the bat of Ashley Hamada.

GAME TWO Northwestern 14, Texas Tech 6

GAME FIVE Cal Poly 3, Texas Tech 0

GAME EIGHT Texas Tech 8, Idaho State 4

Tempe, Ariz. - Tempe Sports Complex Feb. 10, 2012

Tempe, Ariz. - Tempe Sports Complex Feb. 11, 2012

Las Vegas, Nev. - Stephanie Craig Park Feb. 18, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E Texas Tech 4 0 0 2 0 0 6 5 3 Northwestern 3 0 5 0 2 4 14 7 0 W: Letourneau (1-0); L: Custer (1-1); S: None Attendance: 216 Highlights: The loss was only the second all-time for Tech at the Kajikawa Classic under Shanon Hays ... Tech used every pitcher in the game except Brittany Talley ... Melisa Ryba finished the game with her second-straight multiple-hit performance, going 2-for-4 with a RBI ... Adriana Perez drop in two runs from the DP spot, giving her three RBI through two games ... Tech issued seven walks in the game and also hit seven batters.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Cal Poly 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 8 0 Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 W: Patton (1-1); L: Custer (1-3); S: None Attendance: 232 Highlights: The loss was Tech’s fourth straight, marking the school’s longest regular season nonconference losing streak since midway through the 2009 season ... loss also guaranteed the Red Raiders their worst start to a season since 2008 ... Melisa Ryba went 2-for-3 at the plate, her third multiple-hit game of the Kajikawa Classic ... Brittany Talley relieved Cara Custer in the fifth, allowing no runs over final 2.1 innings.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Idaho State 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 8 3 Texas Tech 4 1 0 0 3 0 X 8 9 1 W: Dennis (1-0); L: Fitzsimmons (2-2); S: None Attendance: 165 Highlights: Tech’s eight runs and nine hits both marked season highs ... Red Raiders’ four runs in the first were their most in the opening frame this season ... Chandler Moore earned her first start of the year, giving up four runs over 2.2 innings ... Kelsey Dennis picked up her first win after tossing 3.1 shutout innings ... Mikey Kenney led off the game with a home run, marking the first time she had ever done so.

GAME THREE #14 Tennessee 1, Texas Tech 0

GAME SIX Texas Tech 7, Ohio State 4

GAME NINE Texas Tech 5, Portland State 1

Tempe, Ariz. - Tempe Sports Complex Feb. 10, 2012

Las Vegas, Nev. - Stephanie Craig Park Feb. 17, 2012

Las Vegas, Nev. - Stephanie Craig Park Feb. 18, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Tennessee 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 W: Renfroe (2-0); L: Talley (0-1); S: None Attendance: 254 Highlights: The loss marked the first time Tech had lost consecutive regular season non-conference games since dropping a double header to UTEP on April 23, 2009 ... Brittany Talley tossed her 10th career complete game, allowing the Lady Vols only one run off six hits while striking out four ... Tech’s two hits in the game were its fewest since being no-hit by New Mexico State in the opener of last year’s NCAA Tucson Regional ... the shutout makred the first against Tech in a regular season non-conference game since Notre Dame did so in back-to-back games on March 6-7, 2009 during the UNLV Invitational.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 7 7 1 Ohio State 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 7 4 W: Custer (2-3); L: Endicott (0-3); S: None Attendance: 150 Highlights: The loss snapped a four-game losing streak for the Red Raiders ... Tech’s seven runs in the game marked a season high ... first time any Tech opponent recorded an error this season ... Holley Gentsch and Mikey Kenney both drove in two RBI in the game ... Cara Custer earned the win after coming on in relief to shutout the Buckeyes over the final three innings.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Texas Tech 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 0 Portland State 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 W: Custer (4-3); L: Holladay (0-2); S: None Attendance: 100 Highlights: The win was Tech’s fourth straight, its longest streak since winning 11 in a row from March 11-20 last year ... marked the second time during the tournament where Tech defeated a NCAA Regional team from last year ... Sandy James and Adriana Perez both homored in the five-run first inning ...

Tech had not previously homored twice in the first inning under Shanon Hays ... Taylor Powell made her first start of the season in left field, finishing 2-for-3 at the plate ... Cara Custer earned her third win of the weekend after giving up one run in the complete game performance.

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GAME RECAPS GAME TEN Texas Tech 2, DePaul 1

GAME 13 Texas Tech 10, North Texas 0 (8)

GAME 16 Texas State 3, Texas Tech 1

Las Vegas, Nev. - Stephanie Craig Park Feb. 19, 2012

Waco, Texas - SW Regional Complex Feb. 24, 2012

Waco, Texas - Getterman Stadium Feb. 26, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E DePaul 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Texas Tech 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 2 7 1 W: Talley (1-1); L: Verdun (1-1); S: None Attendance: 132 Highlights: The win comes against Tech’s final NCAA Regional team of the tournament ... Red Raiders wrapped weekend 3-0 in such games ... game marked the first time Tech had trailed and come back to win since the season opener against San Diego State ... Adriana Perez had a solo shot in the second to tie the game and then Sandy James drove in game-winning run with fifth inning single ... Brittany Talley gave up only three hits in the complete game performance, earning her first win of the season.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 9 0 North Texas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 W: Custer (6-3); L: Kirk (1-3); S: None Attendance: 140 Highlights: The win was Tech’s eighth straight ... marked the second shutout for the Red Raiders on the day ... Cara Custer threw a complete game effort for her sixth win on the year, allowing only four hits over eight innings ... it was the longest outing for a Tech pitcher since Kermitria Ward went 8.2 innings last year against Liberty ... Tech’s 10-run eighth marked its most runs in a single inning since scoring 11 against St. John’s on Feb. 26 last year ... game marked the largest margin of victory for an extrainning contest in school history.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Texas State 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 4 1 Texas Tech 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 W: Taylor (6-3); L: Talley (3-2); S: None Attendance: 1,047 Highlights: The loss snapped a 10-game winning streak for the Red Raiders ... Tech’s one run scored in the game was its fewest since Cal Poly shut out the Red Raiders Feb. 11 to close the Kajikawa Classic ... Texas State starter Anne Marie Taylor held the Red Raiders to just one hit in the game, Tech’s fewest since being no-hit by New Mexico State last year ...

Sandy James had Tech’s lone hit with a RBI single up the middle in the first inning ... Tech was previously 56-4 under Shanon Hays when leading or tied following six innings.

GAME 11 Texas Tech 11, Utah State 2

GAME 14 Texas Tech 5, UTEP 2

GAME 17 Texas Tech 7, Binghamton 2

Las Vegas, Nev. - Stephanie Craig Park Feb. 19, 2012

Waco, Texas - Getterman Stadium Feb. 25, 2012

Lubbock, Texas - Rocky Johnson Field March 2, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 R H E Texas Tech 2 1 1 0 7 11 9 1 Utah State 1 0 1 0 0 2 7 2 W: Custer (5-3); L: Chaplin (1-1); S: None Attendance: 135 Highlights: The win completed a perfect 6-0 weekend ... win was Tech’s sixth-straight, its longest since winning 11 in a row midway through 2011 season ... Tech’s seven-run fifth inning was its most in an inning since leading off the game with seven against Harvard last year in the NCAA Tucson Regional ...

Adriana Perez hit a home run for the third-straight game ... Cara Custer picked up her fourth win of the weekend in the complete game performance ... Sandy James finished 4-for-4 at the plate with a team-high four RBI.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E UTEP 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 2 Texas Tech 2 2 1 0 0 0 X 5 5 2 W: Custer (7-3); L: Villastrigo (3-3); S: None Attendance: 909 Highlights: The win continued Tech’s winning streak, moving it to nine-straight ... UTEP’s two runs in the fifth broke up 22-straight scoreless innings by the Tech pitching staff ... Cara Custer threw her fifth-straight complete game while matching her season high with seven strikeouts ... Mikey Kenney had Tech’s only two RBI as she doubled home a pair of runs in the second ... all of Tech’s other runs came off aggressive base running or UTEP errors.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Binghamton 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 8 2 Texas Tech 0 0 3 1 0 3 X 7 10 0 W: Talley (4-2); L: Mansteller (1-3); S: None Attendance: 215 Highlights: The win marked the third-straight season Tech has won its home opener ... first all-time meeting between the two schools ... Tech’s 10 hits in the game marked a season high at the time ... the Red Raiders crushed three home runs, matching their season high ... Tech’s home runs came from Adriana Perez, Mikey Kenney, and Emily Bledsoe ... marked Bledsoe’s first home run of the season ...

Randi Tongate went 2-for-3 with a RBI in first start behind the plate.

GAME 12 Texas Tech 6, Texas State 0

GAME 15 Texas Tech 2, Stephen F. Austin 1 (8) Waco, Texas - SW Regional Complex Feb. 25, 2012

GAME 18 Texas Tech 2, UT-Arlington 0

Lubbock, Texas - Rocky Johnson Field March 2, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Texas State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 Texas Tech 0 0 0 1 5 0 X 6 6 0 W: Talley (2-1); L: Hall (1-4); S: None Attendance: 100 Highlights: Brittany Talley tossed Tech’s second shutout of the season ... it was Talley’s first shutout of the year and the third of her career ... marked the fourth-straight game where a Tech pitcher has thrown a complete game ... Raven Richardson hit her second home run of the season with a three-run shot in the fifth ... dinger moved Richardson to seventh all-time in the school record book.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 6 1 SFA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 W: Talley (3-1); L: Mixon (0-1); S: None Attendance: 150 Highlights: The win was Tech’s 10th-straight, its longest such streak since winning 11 in a row to close the non-conference portion of last year’s schedule ... win moved Tech to the Texas Shootout championship game ... was the second-straight Tech had a game go into extra innings, improving to 2-0 in the process ... Tech had previously gone into extra innings two days in a row since March 10-11, 2001 ...

Adriana Perez went 2-for-3 at the plate for her teamleading fifth multiple-hit game of the season.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E UT-Arlington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Texas Tech 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 7 0 W: Custer (8-3); L: Lyles (4-3); S: None Attendance: 215 Highlights: The shutout was the fourth for Tech this season and the third for starter Cara Custer ... it was also Custer’s sixth complete game of the year ...

Tech defense did not commit an error for the thirdstraight game ... Mikey Kenney led off the game with a solo home run to left field ... marked the second time she has opened a game with a leadoff homer ... Kenney finished 3-for-3 at the plate for her second multiple-hit game of the year ... her home run was the 24th of her career, moving her to second all-time in Tech history ... Logan Hall added her first multiple-hit game of the year as she finished 2-for-3 with a RBI.

Waco, Texas - Getterman Stadium Feb. 24, 2012

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GAME RECAPS GAME 19 Texas Tech 9, UT-Arlington 1 (6)

GAME 22 Texas Tech 7, UT-Arlington 1

GAME 25 Texas Tech 9, #23 New Mexico 4

Lubbock, Texas - Rocky Johnson Field March 3, 2012

Lubbock, Texas - Rocky Johnson Field March 4, 2012

Lubbock, Texas - Rocky Johnson Field March 12, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E UT-Arlington 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 Texas Tech 4 1 0 3 0 1 9 14 0 W: Talley (5-2); L: Lyles (4-4); S: None Attendance: 365 Highlights: Tech’s 14 hits in the game marked a new season high ... was the second time Tech had runruled an opponent this year ... Tech’s nine runs in the game were two less than its season high set against Utah State Feb. 18 ... Mikey Kenney went 3-for-3 at the plate for the second-straight game ... she also homored for the third-straight game, making her the second Tech player this season to do so ... Brittany Talley tossed her fourth complete game of the year after giving up one run off four hits.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E UT-Arlington 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 Texas Tech 0 4 1 0 0 2 X 7 12 0 W: Custer (10-3); L: Collins (5-4); S: None Attendance: 295 Highlights: The win completed Tech’s 6-0 sweep of the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic ... marked Tech’s 16th win in its last 17 contests ... UT-Arlington’s three hits matched the season low for a Tech opponent this season ... Cara Custer picked up her Big 12-leading 10th victory of the year after throwing four shutout innings ... Katelyn Williams drove in a career-high three RBI in a 1-for-3 performance ...

Emily Bledsoe went 3-for-4 at the plate for her second multiple-hit game of the year ... Logan Hall totaled her fourth multiple-hit game of the year after a 2-for-3 day at the plate.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E New Mexico 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 8 0 Texas Tech 1 1 7 0 0 0 X 9 15 1 W: Custer (11-5); L: Sheehan (6-2); S: None Attendance: 231 Highlights: The win was Tech’s first over a ranked opponent since defeating No. 14 Oklahoma, 5-0, on April 1 last year ... Red Raiders set a new season high with 15 hits in the game ... Raven Richardson led the way with a 4-for-4 day at the plate, setting a new career high for hits ... Richardson and Cydney Allen both homored in the game ... Allen’s three-run shot in the fifth was her first of the year and highlighted a seven-run third inning ... the big inning marked third time Tech had scored seven-plus in a frame this season.

GAME 20 Texas Tech 8, Binghamton 2

GAME 23 #6 Texas 8, Texas Tech 0

GAME 26 Texas Tech 8, #23 New Mexico 5

Lubbock, Texas - Rocky Johnson Field March 3, 2012

Austin, Texas - McCombs Field March 6, 2012

Lubbock, Texas - Rocky Johnson Field March 12, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Binghamton 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 2 Texas Tech 4 0 1 1 1 1 X 8 13 2 W: Custer (9-3); L: Emerling (0-2); S: None Attendance: 365 Highlights: The win clinched Tech the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic title ... the Red Raiders came close to matching their season high in hits set just the game before ... the win was Tech’s 14th in its last 15 contests ... Katelyn Williams recorded her first career home run with a solo shot in the fifth inning ... Holley Gentsch went 2-for-3 at the plate with her first home run of the season ... Kermitria Ward posted Tech’s first triple of the year that nearly stretched into an inside-the-park home run.

1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 Texas 1 1 3 1 1 1 8 12 0 W: Luna (8-0); L: Custer (10-4); S: None Attendance: 505 Highlights: The game marked the earliest Tech had opened Big 12 play in school history ... loss snapped a six-game winning streak for the Red Raiders ...

Tech was shut out for only the third time this season and first since falling to Cal Poly at the Kajikawa Classic ... loss marked the second-straight year Tech dropped its conference opener ... Red Raiders were run-ruled in the series opener against Texas for the second-straight year ... marked second time Tech had been run-ruled this year.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E New Mexico 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 5 8 1 Texas Tech 0 0 0 7 0 1 X 8 6 0 W: Talley (6-2); L: DeBroeck (10-2); S: Custer (1) Attendance: 265 Highlights: The win gave Tech its first two-game sweep of a ranked opponent since defeating No. 7 Oklahoma State in a April 22, 2010 doubleheader in Lubbock ... win was the fourth-straight over New Mexico ... improved Tech to 2-4 on the year against ranked opponents ... Mikey Kenney highlighted a seven-run fourth inning with a one-out grand slam ... homer was her eighth of the season and the 27th of her career, tying the junior with Kim Martinez for the school record.

GAME 21 Texas Tech 4, Bingamton 3

GAME 24 #6 Texas 2, Texas Tech 1

GAME 27 Texas Tech 4, Stony Brook 1

Lubbock, Texas - Rocky Johnson Field March 3, 2012

Austin, Texas - McCombs Field March 7, 2012

Stony Brook, N.Y. - University Field March 14, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Binghamton 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 4 1 Texas Tech 0 1 0 2 1 0 X 4 8 0 W: Brokeshoulder (1-0); L: Laney (1-2); S: None Attendance: 295 Highlights: The victory marked Tech’s fourth onerun victory of the year ... Tech went error free for the fourth time in its last five games ... win was the 15th in Tech’s last 16 contests ... Katelyn Williams posted her first career multiple-hit game after a 2-for-3 day at the plate that included a pair of RBI ... Ashley Brokeshoulder came on in relief of starter Kelsey Dennis in her first appearance of the season ... Brokeshoulder earned her first victory of the year after throwing a perfect 2.1 innings of relief ... Binghamton hit three home runs, the most for a Tech opponent this year.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 Texas 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 2 7 0 W: Fox (6-0); L: Custer (10-5); S: None Attendance: 571 Highlights: The loss marked Tech’s ninth straight to Texas and eighth straight in Austin ... Tech had not previously lost a one-run game to Texas since falling 1-0 on April 2, 2003 in Austin ... loss dropped Tech to 6-28 all-time in Big 12 opening series ... loss was also Tech’s 13th-straight to teams ranked in the top 25 ... Mikey Kenney connected on her team-leading seventh home run of the season in the sixth inning ... homer marked the 26th of her career, leaving her one shy of the school record held my Kim Martinez ... Cara Custer became the first Tech pitcher to appear in both conference opening games since Ashly Jacobs did so in 2007 against No. 3 Oklahoma.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 7 0 Stony Brook 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 2 W: Talley (7-2); L: Cukrov (4-4); S: None Attendance: 31 Highlights: The game marked the first for Tech in the state of New York in school history ... Emily Bledsoe sparked the four-run fifth inning with a two-out double that brought in two runs ... Brittany Talley tossed her fifth complete game of the year as she gave up one run off only four hits ... Tech was previously 1-5 on the year when trailing after four innings ... marked the first game between the two schools ... head coach Shanon Hays earned his 100th victory while at Texas Tech, improving to 100-41 with the win.

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GAME RECAPS GAME 28 Texas Tech 6, Stony Brook 3

Stony Brook, N.Y. - University Field March 14, 2012

GAME 31 Texas Tech 15, Manhattan 2

South Orange, N.J. - Ivy Hill Park March 17, 2012

GAME 34 Texas Tech 10, Midwestern State 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Texas Tech 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 9 1 Stony Brook 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 1 W: Custer (12-5); L: Lucido (4-1); S: None Attendance: 31 Highlights: The win marked Tech’s 10th-straight over non-conference opponents ... gave Tech its second doubleheader sweep of the week ... Tech got started early with a two-run single in the first by Randi Tongate ... Emily Bledsoe, Raven Richardson, and Mikey Kenney all had multiple-hit games ... Kenney set the Tech career home run record with her solo shot in the second inning ... the dinger was the 28th of Kenney’s career, passing Kim Martinez who had 27 during the 1997 and 1999 seasons ... win improved Tech 17-2 when scoring before its opponent.

1 2 3 4 5 R H E Texas Tech 1 8 0 2 2 13 15 0 Manhattan 1 0 0 0 1 2 6 1 W: Dennis (2-0); L: Romero (0-2); S: None Attendance: 105 Highlights: Marked the second-straight game Tech ended via run-rule ... Tech scored a season high in runs in the game, breaking the previous total of 11 set against Utah State and then the day before against Seton Hall ... Kelsey Dennis picked up her second victory of the year after giving up a run over the first three innings ... Emily Bledsoe went 3-for-4 at the plate with a pair of RBI and two doubles in the game ... Logan Hall and Raven Richardson also had multiple-hit games with 2-for-4 performances.

1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E Midwestern 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 Texas Tech 0 2 1 4 2 1 10 11 2 W: Custer (15-5); L: Glenn (12-9); S: None Attendance: 205 Highlights: The Red Raiders hit a school record six home runs in the game ... broke the previous record of five that had been accomplished three times in school history ... Tech led off four innings with a dinger ... Adriana Perez hit two of Tech’s home runs, giving her four during Tech’s last two games alone ... she has also totaled 11 RBI in that span after driving in four against the Mustangs ... Cydney Allen, Raven Richardson, Taylor Powell, and Melisa Ryba also hit solo shots for Tech ... Cara Custer pitched four shutout innings while not allowing a hit.

GAME 29 Texas Tech 4, Monmouth 2

GAME 32 Texas Tech 7, Manhattan 2

GAME 35 Texas Tech 19, Iowa State 7

Lubbock, Texas - Rocky Johnson Field March 28, 2012

South Orange, N.J. - Ivy Hill Park March 16, 2012

South Orange, N.J. - Ivy Hill Park March 16, 2012

Lubbock, Texas - Rocky Johnson Field March 30, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Texas Tech 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 6 0 Monmouth 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 11 2 W: Talley (8-2); L: Sulick (5-5); S: Custer (2) Attendance: 85 Highlights: The game was the first all-time between Tech and Monmouth ... the Red Raiders had to overcome an early deficit, moving Tech to 3-5 this year when trailing after three innings ... the win marked the second time this year Tech won when being outhit by its opponent ... Melisa Ryba connected on her second home run of the season with a pinch hit three-run shot in the fourth inning ... Brittany Talley picked up the win after giving up two runs over the first 5.1 innings.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Manhattan 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 4 2 Texas Tech 2 1 1 1 0 2 X 7 8 4 W: Brokeshoulder (2-0); L: Redding (0-6); S: None Attendance: 123 Highlights: The win was the first in the tournament format of the event ... Tech swiped seven bases in the game, one shy of the Tech single-game record ...

Mikey Kenney had four of those stolen bases which actually tied the single-game individual record ... the Red Raiders committed a season-high four errors in the game ... Ashley Brokeshoulder made her first start of the season, picking up the win after giving up a run over the first five innings ... Chandler Moore and Kermitria Ward both saw action in relief.

1 2 3 4 5 R H E Iowa State 0 5 0 1 1 7 9 1 Texas Tech 2 6 4 7 X 19 18 0 W: Custer (16-5); L: Torrescano (6-13); S: None Attendance: 236 Highlights: Texas Tech’s 19 runs in the game marked the most against a Big 12 opponent in school history ... the Red Raiders have now scored at least 15 runs in each of their last three games with the Cyclones ...

Adriana Perez went 4-for-4 at the plate with four RBI, falling just a triple shy of the cycle ... Emily Bledsoe and Logan Hall both added three-run home run in the rout ... Mikey Kenney became the all-time runs scored leader in school history after coming across three times in the game ... she was also 1-for-3 at the plate with a pair of RBI.

GAME 30 Texas Tech 11, Seton Hall 0

GAME 33 Texas Tech 9, Seton Hall 0

GAME 36 Texas Tech 6, Iowa State 2

South Orange, N.J. - Ivy Hill Park March 16, 2012

South Orange, N.J. - Ivy Hill Park March 16, 2012

Lubbock, Texas - Rocky Johnson Field March 31, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 R H E Seton Hall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Texas Tech 2 0 9 0 X 11 13 0 W: Custer (13-5); L: Tull (2-3); S: None Attendance: 120 Highlights: Cara Custer tossed her first career nohitter and first for a Tech player since Kermitria Ward did so on March 4 last year against Dayton ... it was the eighth no-hitter in school history (including perfect games) ... Custer was a walk away from the perfect game ... the game was the first between the two schools in history ... Sandy James recorded two home runs for the third time in her career and the second time this season ... Tech finished with four home runs in the game as Mikey Kenney and Adriana Perez also provided long balls ... Tech’s 11 runs in the game matched its season high ... Red Raiders did not commit an error for the fourth time in the last five game.

1 2 3 4 5 R H E Seton Hall 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Texas Tech 2 0 2 5 X 9 9 0 W: Custer (14-5); L: Tull (2-4); S: None Attendance: 105 Highlights: The win gave Tech the Seton Hall Classic title ... marked the third time in the five-game tournament that Tech won via run-rule ... win marked Tech’s 15th-straight over a non-conference opponent ... was Tech’s ninth-straight victory overall ... Adriana Perez went 3-for-3 in the game with two home runs and seven RBI ... she finished one RBI of the school record ... marked the third time a Tech player had homored twice in a game this year ... following the game, Perez was named the tournament MVP while Cara Custer picked up top pitching honors and Mikey Kenney was named to the alltournament team ... Custer picked up her 14th win of the year, moving her into a tie for eighth already on the school single-season chart.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Iowa State 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 3 Texas Tech 0 0 3 0 0 3 X 6 9 0 W: Talley (9-2); L: Torrescano (6-14); S: Custer (3) Attendance: 451 Highlights: Tech won its 12th-straight game and improved to .500 in the Big 12 play ... the win helped Tech end March with an 18-2 record during the month ... the Red Raiders scored five or more runs for the seventh-straight game ... despite the win, Tech did not hit a home run for the first time in its last seven games ... Adriana Perez helped lead the offense with a 2-for-4 performance that included a pair of RBI ... Emily Bledsoe also drove in a pair of runs on a 1-for-3 day ... Brittany Talley picked up her ninth win of the year after giving up two runs over the first five innings ... Cara Custer closed the game, earning her third save of the year after retiring six of the seven total hitters she faced.

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GAME RECAPS GAME 37 Texas Tech 5, Iowa State 3

GAME 40 #5 Oklahoma 4, Texas Tech 1

GAME 43 Texas Tech 5, #9 Missouri 4

Lubbock, Texas - Rocky Johnson Field April 1, 2012

Norman, Okla. - OU Softball Complex April 7, 2012

Columbia, Mo. - University Field April 14, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E Iowa State 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 8 1 Texas Tech 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 9 0 W: Custer (17-5); L: Torrescano (6-15); S: None Attendance: 306 Highlights: The moved the Red Raiders’ winning streak to 13-straight ... also improved Tech to 3-2 in conference, the program’s best start since 2001 ...

Adriana Perez hit an eighth-inning walk-off home run to propel Tech to the victory ... it was Perez’ sixth home run in her last five games ... she finished with two or more hits in each of the three games in the series ... Emily Bledsoe also homored twice in the game, only the second time in her career she has done so ... Mikey Kenney also added a solo home run in the sixth inning ... Cara Custer picked up her Big 12-leading 17th victory of the year after going the entire 8.0 innings.

GAME 38 #5 Oklahoma 3, Texas Tech 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 1 Oklahoma 2 0 2 0 0 0 X 4 9 0 W: Gascoigne (13-1); L: Custer (18-6); S: None Attendance: 594 Highlights: Tech dropped its second series of the year with the rubber-match loss ... Red Raiders fell to 3-6 on the year against ranked opponents and 1-5 against top-10 teams ... Tech fell behind early for the first time in the series ... Red Raiders matched their season high with four doubles in the game ...

Logan Hall and Sandy James led off the sixth inning with back-to-back doubles to score Tech’s only run ... both players finished 2-for-3 at the plate ... Cara Custer picked up her first loss since falling to Texas on March 6 in Austin.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Texas Tech 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 5 5 1 Missouri 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 5 1 W: Custer (20-6); L: Nottelmann (10-3); S: None Attendance: 951 Highlights: The Red Raiders clinched the series while also picking up its third-straight victory over a top-10 team ... marked Tech’s first series win over a top-10 team since defeating No. 7 Oklahoma State in an April 22, 2010 doubleheader ... first series win on the road against a ranked opponent since 2001 as well ... Cydney Allen hit a two-run homer in the fifth in what became the game-winning run ... Emily Cooper provided her first carer RBI in the second with a double ... Cara Custer became just the second Tech pitcher all-time to reach 20 wins in a season with the victory.

Norman, Okla. - OU Softball Complex April 5, 2012

GAME 41 Texas Tech 5, #5 Texas 2

Lubbock, Texas - Rocky Johnson Field April 11, 2012

GAME 44 #9 Missouri 4, Texas Tech 1

Columbia, Mo. - University Field April 14, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Texas Tech 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Oklahoma 0 0 0 1 2 0 X 3 8 0 W: Ricketts (18-4); L: Dennis (2-1); S: None Attendance: 604 Highlights: The loss snapped a 13-game winning streak for the Red Raiders ... Tech had only one hit against the Sooners, a two-out solo home run from Sandy James in the first inning ... the one-hitter was the second against Tech this year dating back to the Texas State loss on Feb. 26 ... Tech dropped only its second game of the year when leading after three innings ... Red Raiders were previously 21-1 on the year when taking a lead through three innings ...

Adriana Perez went 0-for-3 to snap a 14-game hitting streak.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Texas 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 Texas Tech 0 0 0 3 2 0 X 5 6 3 W: Custer (19-6); L: Luna (13-2); S: None Attendance: 637 Highlights: The win snapped a nine-game losing streak to Texas ... it was also Tech’s second victory over a top-five team in the past week ... marked the largest margin against Texas since taking an 8-3 victory on May 2, 2001 ... win extended Tech’s home winning streak to 13-straight, which is tied for the fourth-longest streak in the country ... Raven Richardson put Tech ahead with a three-run homer in the fourth ... Cara Custer picked up her 19th win as part of her 13th complete game of the year.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E Texas Tech 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 Missouri 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 7 3 W: Thomas (17-5); L: Custer (20-7); S: None Attendance: 951 Highlights: Missouri salvaged the series with the win that came on a walk-off homer in the eighth ...

Brittany Talley pitched five solid innings, giving up just a run and five hits over that span ... Missouri ace Chelsea Thomas limited Tech to only two hits in the complete game effort ... Emily Bledsoe recorded her eighth double of the season to begin the sixth inning ... she’d reach third with one out before being stranded ... Cara Custer took the loss in relief.

GAME 39 Texas Tech 5, #5 Oklahoma 4

Norman, Okla. - OU Softball Complex April 6, 2012

GAME 42 Texas Tech 2, #9 Missouri 0

Columbia, Mo. - University Field April 13, 2012

GAME 45 #19 Texas A&M 9, #24 Texas Tech 6

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Texas Tech 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 8 1 Oklahoma 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 4 7 2 W: Custer (18-5); L: Gascoigne (12-1); S: None Attendance: 740 Highlights: The Red Raiders picked up their first victory over a top-five team since defeating then No. 5 Texas A&M, 6-2, on April 29, 2007 in College Station ... the win improved Tech to 3-5 against ranked opponents this year and 1-4 against those ranked in the top 10 ... Red Raiders moved to 5-2 on the year in one-run games ... Tech scored at least five runs for the fifth time in its last seven contests against the Sooners ... Adriana Perez drove in two runs despite going 0-for-3 at the plate ... Sandy James went 3-for4 at the plate to lead middle of Tech’s lineup ... Ashley Hamada stole a career-high two bases, including a swipe of third in the seventh that led to her scoring off an Oklahoma throwing error.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 1 Missouri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 W: Talley (10-2); L: Thomas (16-5); S: None Attendance: 626 Highlights: Brittany Talley tossed a one-hit shutout for the series-opening victory ... marked Tech’s second-straight win over a top-10 team ... the performance in the circle marked Talley’s best complete-game outing of her career ... win snapped a six-game losing streak to the Tigers ... the victory also pushed Tech past its conference win total from last year ... improved Tech to 6-4 in conference play, the best start through 10 games in school history ...

Emily Bledsoe and Logan Hall both went 2-for-4 at the play to boost the top of Tech’s lineup ... the pair also scored both of Tech’s two runs.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Texas A&M 2 0 1 2 1 3 0 9 12 2 Texas Tech 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 6 8 3 W: Dumezich (22-9); L: Custer (20-8); S: None Attendance: 435 Highlights: The loss snapped a 13-game home winning streak for Tech at Rocky Johnson Field ... streak was the third-longest active run in the country at the time ... the loss was only the second for Tech this year when scoring at least six runs ... marked the second-most runs given up by the Tech pitching staff this year ... Adriana Perez connected on her team-leading 14th home run of the season with a three-run shot in the fifth inning ... the home run leaves Perez two shy of Sandy James’ single-season school record set just a year ago ... James also had a good performance at the plate, finishing 1-for-2 with a pair of RBI and two walks.

Lubbock, Texas - Rocky Johnson Field April 17, 2012

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GAME RECAPS GAME 46 #19 Texas A&M 9, #24 Texas Tech 0

GAME 49 #24 Baylor 8, #25 Texas Tech 4

GAME 52 #24 Texas Tech 4, Kansas 1

Lubbock, Texas - Rocky Johnson Field April 17, 2012

Lubbock, Texas - Rocky Johnson Field April 21, 2012

Lawrence, Kan - Arrocha Ballpark April 28, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E Texas A&M 0 0 1 3 3 2 9 11 0 Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 W: Ainsley (3-0); L: Talley (10-3); S: None Attendance: 435 Highlights: The loss marked Tech’s 10th-straight to the Aggies ... Red Raiders had not previously been shut out at home by the Aggies since the very first game in the series on April 3, 1996, an 11-0 loss by Tech ... the Red Raiders committed four errors in the game, matching their season high ... the loss marked only Tech’s second in middle games of series this year ... Tech came into the series having only given up six or more runs three times this season ... it did so in both games of the doubleheader ... loss moved the Red Raiders to 6-9 on the year against ranked opponents.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Baylor 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 8 15 1 Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 5 0 W: Repka (14-7); L: Talley (10-4); S: None Attendance: 403 Highlights: The loss split the series heading into the finale the next day ... loss dropped Tech to 8-10 against ranked opponents this year ... Baylor connected on two home runs in the game, marking just the fifth time a Tech opponent had done so this year ... Tech’s only offense came off a fifth-inning grand slam off the bat of Adriana Perez ... it was the second grand slam for Tech during the week and the third of the year ... home run moved Perez one shy of Sandy James’ single-season record from a year ago.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Texas Tech 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 4 8 1 Kansas 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 5 9 1 W: Martinez (6-2); L: Custer (24-9); S: None Attendance: 629 Highlights: The loss split the series as the final game was eventually cancelled due to inclement weather ... Red Raiders had previously been 69-1 under Shanon Hays when taking a lead into the seventh inning ... Tech used a two-out rally in the third to take the lead ... Emily Bledsoe and Logan Hall had back-toback doubles in the inning ... Bledsoe finished 2-for4 at the plate while Hall went 2-for-3 ... Adriana Perez followed with a two-run single off the wall in left field ... Raven Richardson also added a solo home run in the sixth inning.

GAME 47 #5 Oklahoma 3, Texas Tech 1

GAME 50 #24 Texas Tech 6, #24 Baylor 5

GAME 53 Oklahoma St. 5, #24 Texas Tech 0

Norman, Okla. - OU Softball Complex April 5, 2012

Lubbock, Texas - Rocky Johnson Field April 22, 2012

Lubbock, Texas - Rocky Johnson Field May 5, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Texas A&M 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 6 7 1 Texas Tech 0 0 0 3 1 4 X 8 10 1 W: Custer (21-8); L: Dumezich (22-10); S: None Attendance: 302 Highlights: Tech had to overcome a five-run lead in order to salvage the series ... Tech had two home runs in the game, a two-run shot by Holley Gentsch to start the fourth and then a grand slam by Sandy James in the sixth ... the grand slam was James’ third of her career and ninth home run this year ... Ashley Hamada made two diving catches, including one with two outs in the seventh to save the possible tying run ... win snapped a 10-game losing streak to the Aggies in the final game between the two rivals for the foreseeable future ... Red Raiders imroved to 7-9 against ranked opponents this season as well.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Baylor 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 11 2 Texas Tech 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 6 8 1 W: Custer (23-8); L: Repka (14-8); S: None Attendance: 324 Highlights: Tech had to rally from two runs down for the walk-off victory ... Logan Hall connected on a two-out double to tie the game in the seventh and then Mikey Kenney drove her in with a single to left ... series win marked Tech’s first over Baylor since taking both games in 2008 ... was also the first series win over Baylor while in Lubbock since 1998 ... marked the second walk-off victory for Tech this year ... the win was Tech’s ninth against ranked opponents this year ... also improved Tech to 16-3 at Rocky Johnson Field this season as well.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Oklahoma St. 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 7 1 Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 W: Espinosa (15-10); L: Custer (24-10); S: None Attendance: 523 Highlights: Tech was shutout for only the fifth time all season ... Red Raiders were limited to just three hits in the game ... Emily Bledsoe connected on her 10th double of the season in the sixth ... the double was the 48th of her career, moving the senior into the top 10 in Big 12 history ... she was also plunked for the 13th time this season as well ... Logan Hall and Mikey Kenney both had eight and nine game hitting streaks come to an end.

GAME 48 #24 Texas Tech 3, #24 Baylor 1

GAME 51 #24 Texas Tech 4, Kansas 1

GAME 54 #24 Texas Tech 8, Oklahoma St. 4

Lubbock, Texas - Rocky Johnson Field April 20, 2012

Lawrence, Kan - Arrocha Ballpark April 28, 2012

Lubbock, Texas - Rocky Johnson Field May 6, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Baylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 Texas Tech 3 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 3 1 W: Custer (22-8); L: Paul (8-7); S: None Attendance: 432 Highlights: The win snapped an 11-game losing streak to Baylor when playing in Lubbock ... Tech improved to 5-3 this year in series openers ... Red Raiders also improved to 24-2 on the year when holding their opponent to two runs or less ... Mikey Kenney crushed a three-run homer in the first to spark the Red Raiders ... it was one of only three hits for Tech in the game as Courtney Repka came on to toss a onehitter in six innings of relief ... Cara Custer picked up her team-leading 22nd victory of the season as the freshman tossed her 15th complete game ... with the win, Custer passed Amanda Renfro for sole possession of third in the Tech single-season win records.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Texas Tech 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 7 0 Kansas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 W: Custer (24-8); L: Pille (17-10); S: None Attendance: 497 Highlights: Game was suspended with no outs and the bases loaded due to inclement weather ...

Tech led 3-1 at the time of suspension ... Red Raiders added another run when game was resumed the next day ... Cara Custer pitched the first four innings before play was suspended to earn the win ... it marked her 24th of the season, moving her past Amanda Renfro for the most by a Tech freshman in school history ... also marked the second-most total in single-season history as well ... Holley Gentsch had a solo home run in the fourth ... she also drew a bases-loaded walk in the fifth inning ... Ashley Hamada went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead the Tech offense.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Oklahoma St. 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 4 10 1 Texas Tech 3 2 1 2 0 0 X 8 9 1 W: Talley (11-4); L: Freeman (7-10); S: None Attendance: 455 Highlights: The win guaranteed Tech its first winning Big 12 record since 2001 ... Red Raiders have also scored at least one win against every conference opponent this year ... win snapped a threegame losing skid against Oklahoma State ... Tech hit four home runs in the game, matching its season high during Big 12 play ... Sandy James had two of those long balls, marking her third multiple home run game of the year and fourth of her career ... the two home runs give James 27 for her career, moving her into a tie with Kim Martinez for second all-time ...

Emily Bledsoe and Ashley Hamada had back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning ... it was Bledsoe’s fifth home run of the year and the first for Hamada ... both seniors also went 2-for-3 at the plate.

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GAME RECAPS GAME 55 #24 Texas Tech 2, Oklahoma St. 1

Lubbock, Texas - Rocky Johnson Field May 7, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Oklahoma St. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 2 Texas Tech 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 2 3 1 W: Custer (25-10); L: Freeman (15-11); S: None Attendance: 305 Highlights: The win guaranteed Tech fifth place in the Big 12 standings, its highest finish in school history ... victory also helped Tech reach the 40-win mark for the second-straight season and third time in program history ... it was the fourth Big 12 series win of the year ... Cara Custer tossed her 17th complete game of the year to pick up her 25th victory ... Adriana Perez picked her up 55th RBI of the year, moving her into a tie for third in the Tech singleseason record book ... Kermitria Ward stole a careerhigh two bases after coming off the bench.

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TEAM GAME HIGHS

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

BATTING At bats:.......................... 32......................................................vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012) ......................................... 32.................................................... vs New Mexico (Mar 12, 2012) Runs scored:................ 19........................................................ vs Iowa State (Mar 30, 2012) Hits:................................. 18........................................................ vs Iowa State (Mar 30, 2012) RBIs:................................ 16........................................................ vs Iowa State (Mar 30, 2012) Doubles:......................... 4.................................................... vs UT-Arlington (Mar 03, 2012) .......................................... 4........................................................vs Manhattan (Mar 17, 2012) .......................................... 4.......................................................... at Oklahoma (Apr 07, 2012) Triples:............................ 1............................................................................................. (4 games) Home runs:................... 6...........................................vs Midwestern State (Mar 27, 2012) Total bases:.................. 31..........................................vs Midwestern State (Mar 27, 2012) Walks:.............................. 8........................................................vs Manhattan (Mar 17, 2012) .......................................... 8................................................................. at Kansas (Apr 27, 2012) Strikeouts:.................... 14.........................................................vs Tennessee (Feb 10, 2012) Sac hits:.......................... 3....................................................... vs Monmouth (Mar 16, 2012) Sac flies:.......................... 1...........................................................................................(11 games) Stolen bases:................ 7........................................................vs Manhattan (Mar 17, 2012) Hit by pitch:.................. 4........................................................vs Idaho State (Feb 18, 2012) Caught stealing:.......... 2....................................................................vs UTEP (Feb 25, 2012) .......................................... 2..............................................................at Missouri (Apr 13, 2012) .......................................... 2................................................................. at Kansas (Apr 28, 2012) Runners LOB:............... 12................................................................ at Kansas (Apr 27, 2012) Hit into DP:.................... 2..................................................vs Portland State (Feb 18, 2012) .......................................... 2......................................................... vs Texas A&M (Apr 17, 2012)

BATTING At bats:........................... 5.........................Kenney, Mikey vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012) .......................................... 5................................Hall, Logan vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012) Runs scored:................. 3............................................................................................. (7 games) Hits:.................................. 4..............................James, Sandy vs Utah State (Feb 19, 2012) .......................................... 4................Richardson, Raven vs New Mexico (Mar 12, 2012) .......................................... 4........................... Perez, Adriana vs Iowa State (Mar 30, 2012) RBIs:................................. 7............................Perez, Adriana vs Seton Hall (Mar 18, 2012) Doubles:......................... 2............................................................................................. (4 games) Triples:............................ 1............................................................................................. (4 games) Home runs:................... 2............................................................................................. (6 games) Total bases:.................. 10.............................James, Sandy vs Seton Hall (Mar 16, 2012) ......................................... 10...........................Perez, Adriana vs Seton Hall (Mar 18, 2012) Walks:.............................. 3............................................................................................. (4 games) Strikeouts:..................... 3............................................................................................. (6 games) Sac hits:.......................... 2.................................Hamada, Ashley vs Baylor (Apr 22, 2012) Sac flies:.......................... 1...........................................................................................(11 games) Stolen bases:................ 4..........................Kenney, Mikey vs Manhattan (Mar 17, 2012) Hit by pitch:.................. 2.....................Bledsoe, Emily vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012) Caught stealing:.......... 1...........................................................................................(15 games) Runners LOB:................ 6..........................................Hall, Logan at Kansas (Apr 27, 2012)

FIELDING Putouts:......................... 24......................................................vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012) ......................................... 24...........................................vs Stephen F. Austin (Feb 25, 2012) ......................................... 24.........................................................vs Iowa State (Apr 01, 2012) Assists:........................... 18.........................................................vs Iowa State (Apr 01, 2012) Errors:.............................. 4........................................................vs Manhattan (Mar 17, 2012) .......................................... 4......................................................... vs Texas A&M (Apr 17, 2012) Passed balls:................. 1............................................................................................. (9 games) DPs turned:................... 2....................................................................at Texas (Mar 06, 2012) PITCHING Innings pitched:.........8.0.....................................................vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012) .........................................8.0..........................................vs Stephen F. Austin (Feb 25, 2012) .........................................8.0........................................................vs Iowa State (Apr 01, 2012) Runs allowed:.............. 14..................................................vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012) Earned runs:................. 10..................................................vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012) Walks allowed:............. 8......................................................... vs Texas A&M (Apr 18, 2012) Strikeouts:..................... 9..........................................................vs Seton Hall (Mar 16, 2012) Hits allowed:................ 15................................................................. vs Baylor (Apr 21, 2012) Doubles allowed:........ 3............................................................. vs Stanford (Feb 11, 2012) .......................................... 3......................................................... vs Texas A&M (Apr 17, 2012) Triples allowed:........... 1....................................................................at Texas (Mar 06, 2012) .......................................... 1..............................................................at Missouri (Apr 13, 2012) .......................................... 1............................................. vs Oklahoma State (May 05, 2012) Homers allowed:......... 3...................................................vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012) .......................................... 3.....................................................vs Binghamton (Mar 04, 2012) Wild pitches:................. 2...............................................vs San Diego State (Feb 09, 2012) .......................................... 2..................................................vs Portland State (Feb 18, 2012) .......................................... 2....................................................................vs UTEP (Feb 25, 2012) Hit batters:.................... 7...................................................vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012)

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FIELDING Putouts:......................... 17.............................James, Sandy vs Iowa State (Apr 01, 2012) Assists:............................ 7.................................. Hall, Logan vs Iowa State (Apr 01, 2012) .......................................... 7............................Bledsoe, Emily vs Iowa State (Apr 01, 2012) .......................................... 7................................ Bledsoe, Emily at Missouri (Apr 14, 2012) Errors:.............................. 2............................................................................................. (4 games) Passed balls:................. 1............................................................................................. (9 games) PITCHING Innings pitched:.........8.0............................ Custer, Cara vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012) .........................................8.0............................... Custer, Cara vs Iowa State (Apr 01, 2012) Runs allowed:............... 7..........................Custer, Cara vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012) Earned runs:.................. 6................................ Custer, Cara vs Iowa State (Mar 30, 2012) Walks allowed:............. 7................................ Custer, Cara vs Texas A&M (Apr 18, 2012) Strikeouts:..................... 9.................................Custer, Cara vs Seton Hall (Mar 16, 2012) Hits allowed:................ 11........................................ Custer, Cara vs Baylor (Apr 22, 2012) Doubles allowed:........ 3........................... Talley, Brittany vs Texas A&M (Apr 17, 2012) Triples allowed:........... 1......................................Talley, Brittany at Texas (Mar 06, 2012) .......................................... 1................................Talley, Brittany at Missouri (Apr 13, 2012) .......................................... 1.....................Custer, Cara vs Oklahoma State (May 05, 2012) Homers allowed:......... 3....................... Dennis, Kelsey vs Binghamton (Mar 04, 2012) Wild pitches:................. 2......................Custer, Cara vs San Diego State (Feb 09, 2012) .......................................... 2......................... Custer, Cara vs Portland State (Feb 18, 2012) .......................................... 2........................................... Custer, Cara vs UTEP (Feb 25, 2012) Hit batters:.................... 3..........................Custer, Cara vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012) .......................................... 3.............................Custer, Cara vs New Mexico (Mar 12, 2012)

NCAA WASHINGTON REGIONAL NOTES

BREAKDOWN

STARTING LINEUP BY POSITION

(Win-Loss record in parenthesis) PITCHER: Custer, Cara_________________ 32________ (22-10) Talley, Brittany______________ 18_________ (13-5) Dennis, Kelsey_______________ 3___________ (3-0) Moore, Chandler_____________ 1___________ (1-0) Brokeshoulder, Ashley________ 1___________ (1-0)

Date Opp.

CATCHER: Gentsch, Holley______________ 34_________ (25-9) Tongate, Randi______________ 12__________ (8-4) Allen, Cydney_______________ 9___________ (7-2) FIRST BASE: James, Sandy_______________ 55________ (40-15) SECOND BASE: Hall, Logan_________________ 55________ (40-15) THIRD BASE: Bledsoe, Emily_______________ 55________ (40-15) SHORTSTOP: Richardson, Raven___________ 55________ (40-15) LEFT FIELD: Williams, Katelyn____________ Cooper, Emily_______________ Powell, Taylor_______________ Ryba, Melisa________________ Ward, Kermitria______________

23_________ (19-4) 14__________ (8-6) 7___________ (7-0) 6___________ (3-3) 5___________ (3-2)

CENTER FIELD: Kenney, Mikey_______________ 54________ (39-15) Hamada, Ashley_____________ 1___________ (1-0) RIGHT FIELD: Hamada, Ashley_____________ 51________ (37-14) Ward, Kermitria______________ 2___________ (2-0) Ryba, Melisa________________ 2___________ (1-1) DESIGNATED PLAYER: Perez, Adriana_______________ 53________ (39-14) Allen, Cydney_______________ 2___________ (1-1)

CF

RF

DP

Allen

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Ryba

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

Allen

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Ward

Kenney

Ryba

Perez

Gentsch

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Ryba

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

Gentsch

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Ryba

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

Poly

Allen

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Ryba

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

2/17

OSU

Gentsch

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Ryba

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

2/17

LBSU

Allen

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Ward

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

2/18

ISU

Gentsch

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Ward

Kenney

Ryba

Perez

2/18

PSU

Allen

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Powell

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

2/19

DEP

Gentsch

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Powell

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

2/19

USU

Allen

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Powell

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

2/24

TX ST

Gentsch

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Powell

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

2/24

UNT

Allen

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Powell

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

2/25

UTEP

Allen

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Powell

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

2/26

SFA

Gentsch

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Ward

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

2/27

TX ST

Gentsch

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Ward

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

3/2

BING

Tongate

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Powell

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

3/2

UTA

Gentsch

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Williams

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

3/3

UTA

Tongate

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Williams

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

3/3

BING

Gentsch

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Williams

Hamada

Ward

Perez

3/4

BING

Allen

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Williams

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

3/4

UTA

Tongate

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Williams

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

3/6

UT

Tongate

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Williams

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

3/7

UT

Gentsch

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Williams

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

3/12

UNM

Gentsch

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Williams

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

3/12

UNM

Tongate

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Williams

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

3/14

SBU

Gentsch

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Williams

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

3/14

SBU

Tongate

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Williams

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

3/16

MON

Gentsch

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Williams

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

3/16

SHU

Tongate

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Williams

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

3/17

MAN

Gentsch

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Williams

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

3/17

MAN

Tongate

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Williams

Kenney

Ward

Perez

3/18

SHU

Gentsch

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Williams

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

3/27

MSU

Gentsch

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Ryba

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

3/30

ISU

Gentsch

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Williams

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

3/31

ISU

Gentsch

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Williams

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

4/1

ISU

Tongate

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Williams

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

4/5

OU

Gentsch

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Cooper

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

4/6

OU

Gentsch

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Cooper

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

4/7

OU

Gentsch

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Cooper

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

4/11

UT

Gentsch

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Cooper

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

4/13

MU

Gentsch

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Cooper

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

4/14

MU

Gentsch

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Cooper

Kenney

Hamada

Allen

4/14

MU

Tongate

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Cooper

Kenney

Hamada

Allen

4/17

A&M

Gentsch

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Cooper

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

4/17

A&M

Tongate

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Cooper

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

4/18

A&M

Gentsch

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Cooper

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

4/20

BU

Gentsch

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Cooper

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

4/21

BU

Tongate

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Cooper

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

4/22

BU

Gentsch

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Williams

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

4/27

KU

Gentsch

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Williams

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

4/28

KU

Gentsch

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Williams

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

5/5

OSU

Gentsch

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Williams

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

5/6

OSU

Gentsch

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Cooper

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

5/7

OSU

Gentsch

James

Hall

Bledsoe

Richardson

Cooper

Kenney

Hamada

Perez

2/9

SDSU

2/10

NU

2/10

TENN

2/11

STAN

2/11

C

1B

2B

3B

SS

LF

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STARTING LINEUP BY BATTING ORDER

BREAKDOWN

Date Opp. Leadoff 2nd 3rd Cleanup 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 2/9

SDSU

Bledsoe

Richardson

Kenney

James

Allen

Hall

2/10

NU

2/10

TENN

Bledsoe

Ryba

Kenney

Kenney

Bledsoe

James

2/11 2/11

STAN

Bledsoe

Richardson

Poly

Bledsoe

Hall

2/17

OSU

Kenney

Bledsoe

James

2/17

LBSU

Kenney

Bledsoe

James

2/18

ISU

Kenney

Bledsoe

2/18

PSU

Kenney

2/19

DEP

2/19

USU

James

Allen

Richardson

Perez

Hall

Ward

Perez

Richardson

Ryba

Gentsch

Hall

Hamada

James

Perez

Kenney

Ryba

Gentsch

Hall

Hamada

Kenney

James

Perez

Allen

Richardson

Ryba

Hamada

Perez

Ryba

Hall

Perez

Allen

Hall

Richardson

Ward

James

Perez

Richardson

Ryba

Hall

Gentsch

Ward

Bledsoe

James

Perez

Allen

Richardson

Hall

Powell

Hamada

Kenney

Hall

James

Perez

Gentsch

Powell

Hamada

Kenney

Bledsoe

James

Perez

Allen

Richardson

Hall

Powell

2/24

Hamada

TX ST

Kenney

Bledsoe

James

Perez

Richardson

Hall

Gentsch

Powell

Hamada

2/24

UNT

Kenney

Bledsoe

James

Perez

Richardson

Hall

Allen

Powell

Hamada

2/25

UTEP

Kenney

Bledsoe

James

Perez

Richardson

Allen

Hall

Powell

Hamada

2/26

SFA

Kenney

Bledsoe

James

Perez

Richardson

Hall

Gentsch

Ward

Hamada

2/27

TX ST

Kenney

Bledsoe

James

Perez

Richardson Gentsch

Hall

Ward

Hamada

3/2

BING

Kenney

Bledsoe

James

Perez

Richardson

Powell

Tongate

Hamada

3/2

UTA

Kenney

Bledsoe

James

Perez

Gentsch

3/3

UTA

Kenney

Bledsoe

James

Perez

Hall

3/3

BING

Bledsoe

Hall

James

Perez

3/4

BING

Bledsoe

Hall

James

Perez

3/4

UTA

Kenney

Bledsoe

James

Perez

3/6

UT

Bledsoe

Hall

James

Perez

3/7

UT

Kenney

Bledsoe

James

Perez

Hall

3/12

UNM

Kenney

Bledsoe

James

Perez

3/12

UNM

Kenney

Bledsoe

James

3/14

SBU

Kenney

Bledsoe

3/14

SBU

Kenney

Bledsoe

3/16

MON

Kenney

3/16

SHU

Kenney

3/17

MAN

3/17

MAN

3/18

Richardson Bledsoe

Hall Hall

Hamada

Richardson Williams Ward

Tongate

Hamada

Hamada Hamada

Williams

Hamada

Richardson Williams

Hamada

Richardson Tongate

Williams

Hamada

Kenney Richardson Tongate

Williams

Hamada

Richardson Gentsch

Williams

Hamada

Hall

Richardson Gentsch

Williams

Hamada

Perez

Hall

Richardson Tongate

Williams

Hamada

James

Perez

Hall

Richardson Gentsch

Williams

Hamada

James

Perez

Hall

Richardson Tongate

Williams

Hamada

Bledsoe

James

Perez

Hall

Richardson Gentsch

Williams

Hamada

Bledsoe

James

Perez

Hall

Richardson Williams

Tongate

Hamada

Kenney

Bledsoe

James

Perez

Hall

Richardson Gentsch

Williams

Hamada

Kenney

Bledsoe

James

Perez

Hall

Richardson

Williams

Tongate

SHU

Kenney

Bledsoe

James

Perez

Hall

Richardson Gentsch

Williams

Hamada

3/27

MSU

Kenney

Bledsoe

James

Perez

Hall

Richardson

Ryba

Gentsch

Hamada

3/30

ISU

Kenney

Bledsoe

James

Perez

Richardson

Hall

Williams

Gentsch

Hamada

3/31

ISU

Kenney

Bledsoe

James

Perez

Richardson

Hall

Gentsch

Williams

Hamada

4/1

ISU

Kenney

Bledsoe

James

Perez

Richardson

Hall

Williams

Tongate

Hamada

4/5

OU

Kenney

Bledsoe

James

Perez

Richardson

Hall

Gentsch

Cooper

Hamada

4/6

OU

Kenney

Hall

James

Perez

Bledsoe Richardson Gentsch

Cooper

Hamada

4/7

OU

Kenney

Hall

James

Bledsoe

Perez

Gentsch Richardson Cooper

Hamada

4/11

UT

Bledsoe

Hall

Kenney

James

Perez

Cooper

4/13

MU

Bledsoe

Hall

Kenney

James

Perez

Cooper Richardson Gentsch

Hamada

4/14

MU

Bledsoe

Hall

Kenney

James

Allen

Cooper Richardson Gentsch

Hamada

4/14

MU

Bledsoe

Hall

Kenney

James

Allen

Cooper Richardson Tongate

Hamada

4/17

A&M

Bledsoe

Hall

Kenney

James

Perez

Cooper Richardson Gentsch

Hamada

4/17

A&M

Bledsoe

Hall

James

Perez

Cooper

Kenney Richardson Tongate

Hamada

4/18

A&M

Bledsoe

Hall

Kenney

Perez

James

Cooper Richardson Gentsch

Hamada

4/20

BU

Bledsoe

Hall

Kenney

James

Perez

Cooper Richardson Gentsch

Hamada

4/21

BU

Bledsoe

Hall

Kenney

James

Perez

Cooper Richardson Tongate

Hamada

4/22

BU

Bledsoe

Hall

Kenney

Perez

James

Williams Richardson Gentsch

Hamada

4/27

KU

Bledsoe

Hall

Kenney

Perez

James

Williams Richardson Gentsch

Hamada

4/28

KU

Bledsoe

Hall

Kenney

Perez

James

Gentsch Richardson Hamada

Williams

5/5

OSU

Bledsoe

Hall

Kenney

Perez

James

Williams Richardson Gentsch

Hamada

5/6

OSU

Bledsoe

Hall

Kenney

Perez

James

Cooper Richardson Gentsch

Hamada

5/7

OSU

Bledsoe

Hall

Kenney

Perez

James

Cooper Richardson Gentsch

Hamada

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Hall

Allen

Ryba

Gentsch Richardson Hamada

Richardson Williams

Richardson Gentsch Kenney

Perez

Ward

Gentsch Richardson Hamada

(Win-Loss record in parenthesis) LEADOFF: Kenney, Mikey__________________ 33______ (28-5) Bledsoe, Emily__________________ 22_____ (12-10) 2ND SPOT: Bledsoe, Emily__________________ 30______ (26-4) Hall, Logan____________________ 22______ (13-9) Richardson, Raven______________ 2________ (1-1) Ryba, Melisa___________________ 1________ (0-1) 3RD SPOT: James, Sandy__________________ 38______ (30-8) Kenney, Mikey__________________ 17______ (10-7) CLEANUP: Perez, Adriana__________________ 44______ (35-9) James, Sandy__________________ 10_______ (5-5) Bledsoe, Emily__________________ 1________ (0-1) 5TH SPOT: Richardson, Raven______________ 14______ (11-3) Hall, Logan____________________ 13______ (12-1) Allen, Cydney__________________ 7________ (5-2) James, Sandy__________________ 7________ (5-2) Perez, Adriana__________________ 7________ (3-4) Kenney, Mikey__________________ 3________ (1-2) Bledsoe, Emily__________________ 1________ (1-0) Ryba, Melisa___________________ 1________ (1-0) Cooper, Emily__________________ 1________ (0-1) Gentsch, Holley_________________ 1________ (1-0) 6TH SPOT: Richardson, Raven______________ 18______ (15-3) Hall, Logan____________________ 12______ (11-1) Cooper, Emily__________________ 10_______ (7-3) Gentsch, Holley_________________ 4________ (1-3) Ryba, Melisa___________________ 3________ (1-2) Allen, Cydney__________________ 3________ (2-1) Williams, Katelyn_______________ 3________ (2-1) Kenney, Mikey__________________ 1________ (0-1) Bledsoe, Emily__________________ 1________ (1-0) 7TH SPOT: Richardson, Raven______________ 19______ (11-8) Gentsch, Holley_________________ 16______ (12-4) Hall, Logan____________________ 5________ (4-1) Williams, Katelyn_______________ 4________ (4-0) Tongate, Randi_________________ 4________ (3-1) Perez, Adriana__________________ 2________ (1-1) Ward, Kermitria_________________ 2________ (2-0) Powell, Taylor__________________ 1________ (1-0) Ryba, Melisa___________________ 1________ (1-0) Allen, Cydney__________________ 1________ (1-0) 8TH SPOT: Williams, Katelyn_______________ 15______ (13-2) Gentsch, Holley_________________ 13______ (11-2) Tongate, Randi_________________ 7________ (4-3) Powell, Taylor__________________ 6________ (6-0) Ward, Kermitria_________________ 3________ (2-1) Cooper, Emily__________________ 3________ (1-2) Hall, Logan____________________ 3________ (0-3) Ryba, Melisa___________________ 2________ (1-1) Richardson, Raven______________ 2________ (2-0) Hamada, Ashley________________ 1________ (0-1) 9TH SPOT: Hamada, Ashley________________ 51_____ (38-13) Ward, Kermitria_________________ 2________ (1-1) Tongate, Randi_________________ 1________ (1-0) Williams, Katelyn_______________ 1________ (0-1)

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SITUATIONAL RECORDS

All Opponents At Rocky Johnson Field On the road At neural sites Ranked Teams Top-10 Teams (NFCA) Top-5 Teams (NFCA)

MISCALLENOUS RECORDS ALL 40-15 18-4 8-6 14-5 9-10 4-6 2-2

BIG 12 13-10 9-4 4-6 0-0 7-8 4-5 2-2

February March April May June

11-5 0-0 18-2 2-2 9-7 9-7 2-1 2-1 0-0 0-0

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

3-0 1-0 1-3 0-3 4-1 2-1 1-1 0-1 13-2 5-0 11-6 3-4 7-2 2-1

Series Openers Middle Games Series Finales Last at-bat wins Last at-bat losses vs Left-handed Starter vs Right-handed Starter

6-4 4-4 7-2

4-4 4-4 5-2

2 2

2 2

4-3 36-12

1-2 9-6

1-Run games 2-Run games 5+Run games Extra innings Shutouts

8-3 4-2 7-2 4-1 14-5 1-3 3-1 1-1 7-5 1-3

Scoring 0-2 runs Scoring 3-5 runs Scoring 6-9 runs Scoring 10+ runs Opponent 0-2 runs Opponent 3-5 runs Opponent 6-9 runs Opponent 10+ runs Scored in 1st inning Opponent scored in 1st inning Scores first Opponent scores first Hit 0 home runs Hit 1 home run Hit 2+ home runs Opponent 0 home runs Opponent 1 home run Opponent 2+ HRs Made 0 errors Made 1 error Made 2+ errors Opponent made 0 errors Opponent made 1 error Opponent made 2+ errors Out-hit opponent Out-hit by opponent Hits are tied

6-11 12-2 16-2 6-0 26-2 12-7 2-5 0-1 20-4 7-7 31-4 9-11 9-9 16-6 15-0 26-7 13-4 1-4 20-5 15-5 5-5 10-9 12-4 18-2 30-0 6-15 4-0

2-7 6-2 3-1 1-0 6-1 5-5 2-4 0-0 6-2 3-4 8-2 5-8 4-5 5-5 4-0 7-4 6-3 0-3 4-1 8-5 1-4 4-5 5-3 4-2 8-0 4-10 1-0

HITTING STREAKS__________ Longest___ Current Perez, Adriana_________________ 14________ Kenney, Mikey_________________ 10________ 2 Hall, Logan___________________ 8_________ James, Sandy_________________ 6_________ Bledsoe, Emily_________________ 5_________ Richardson, Raven_____________ 5_________ 1 Williams, Katelyn______________ 4_________ 1 Allen, Cydney_________________ 4_________ Ryba, Melisa__________________ 4_________ Tongate, Randi________________ 4_________ Hamada, Ashley_______________ 3_________ Gentsch, Holley________________ 3_________ Powell, Taylor_________________ 2_________ Ward, Kermitria________________ 2_________ Cooper, Emily_________________ 2_________ Hebert, Derryn________________ 1_________ 1 REACHED BASE STREAK_____ Longest___ Current James, Sandy_________________ 16_______ 11 Perez, Adriana_________________ 14________ Bledsoe, Emily_________________ 13________ 9 Kenney, Mikey_________________ 12________ 2 Hall, Logan___________________ 8_________ Richardson, Raven_____________ 7_________ 1 Tongate, Randi________________ 7_________ Powell, Taylor_________________ 6_________ Williams, Katelyn______________ 4_________ 1 Ryba, Melisa__________________ 4_________ Allen, Cydney_________________ 4_________ Ward, Kermitria________________ 3_________ Gentsch, Holley________________ 3_________ Hamada, Ashley_______________ 3_________ Cooper, Emily_________________ 2_________ Hebert, Derryn________________ 1_________ 1

MULTIPLE HIT GAMES_____2__ 3__4__5+___ Tot Perez, Adriana____________ 13___2__ 1__ -_____ 16 Hall, Logan______________ 11___1__ -__ -_____ 12 James, Sandy_____________ 7___3__ 1__ -_____ 11 Kenney, Mikey_____________ 8___3__ -__ -_____ 11 Bledsoe, Emily_____________ 6___3__ -__ -_____ 9 Richardson, Raven_________ 8___-___ 1__ -_____ 9 Ryba, Melisa______________ 4___-___ -__ -_____ 4 Gentsch, Holley____________ 4___-___ -__ -_____ 4 Hamada, Ashley___________ 3___-___ -__ -_____ 3 Powell, Taylor_____________ 2___-___ -__ -_____ 2 Williams, Katelyn__________ 2___-___ -__ -_____ 2 Tongate, Randi____________ 1___-___ -__ -_____ 1 TEAM___________________ 69__ 12__ 3__ 0_____ 84 MULTIPLE RBI GAMES_____2__ 3__4__5+___ Tot Perez, Adriana_____________ 7___3__ 4__ 1_____ 15 James, Sandy_____________ 5___2__ 4__ -_____ 11 Bledsoe, Emily_____________ 5___2__ -__ -_____ 7 Kenney, Mikey_____________ 4___2__ 1__ -_____ 7 Gentsch, Holley____________ 5___-___ -__ -_____ 5 Richardson, Raven_________ 2___1__ 1__ -_____ 4 Hall, Logan_______________ 2___2__ -__ -_____ 4 Williams, Katelyn__________ 2___1__ -__ -_____ 3 Ryba, Melisa______________ 2___1__ -__ -_____ 3 Allen, Cydney_____________ 2___1__ -__ -_____ 3 Powell, Taylor_____________ 1___1__ -__ -_____ 2 Tongate, Randi____________ 1___-___ -__ -_____ 1 TEAM___________________ 38__ 16_ 10__ 1_____ 65

GAMES SUMMARY Record when team scores: Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 W-L 0-5 0-6 6-0 1-0 4-2 7-0 4-2 4-0 Record when opponent scores: Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 W-L 7-0 9-1 10-1 3-3 7-2 2-2 1-0 1-1 Record when leading after: Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 W-L 19-3 23-3 26-3 30-3 28-2 30-1 Record when trailing after: Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 W-L 5-6 5-8 7-9 3-9 1-11 0-9 Record when tied after: Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 W-L 16-6 12-4 7-3 7-3 6-2 3-2 General Summary: Current winning streak: Longest winning streak: Longest losing streak:

8 9 10+ 5-0 3-0 6-0 8 9 10+ 0-2 0-2 0-1

2 13 4

Home attendance: 7,695 (22 dates avg = 349) Away attendance: 10,393 (33 dates avg = 314) Total attendance: 18,088 (55 dates avg = 328)

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Player (#) Sandy James (1) Melisa Ryba (1) Sandy James (2) Mikey Kenney (1) Raven Richardson (1) Mikey Kenney (2) Sandy James (3) Adriana Perez (1) Adriana Perez (2) Mikey Kenney (3) Sandy James (4) Adriana Perez (3) Raven Richardson (2) Taylor Powell (1) Adriana Perez (4) Mikey Kenney (4) Emily Bledsoe (1) Mikey Kenney (5) Mikey Kenney (6) Adriana Perez (5) Katelyn Williams (1) Holley Gentsch (1) Sandy James (5) Mikey Kenney (7) Raven Richardson (3) Cydney Allen (1) Mikey Kenney (8) Mikey Kenney (9) Melisa Ryba (2) Sandy James (6) Mikey Kenney (10) Sandy James (7) Adriana Perez (6) Raven Richardson (4) Adriana Perez (7) Taylor Powell (2) Adriana Perez (8) Adriana Perez (9) Raven Richardson (5) Melisa Ryba (3) Adriana Perez (10) Adriana Perez (11) Taylor Powell (3) Cydney Allen (2) Adriana Perez (12) Emily Bledsoe (2) Logan Hall (1) Emily Bledsoe (3) Mikey Kenney (11) Emily Bledsoe (4) Adriana Perez (13) Sandy James (8) Raven Richardson (6) Cydney Allen (3) Adriana Perez (14) Holley Gentsch (2) Sandy James (9) Mikey Kenney (12) Adriana Perez (15) Mikey Kenney (13) Holley Gentsch (3) Raven Richardson (7) Sandy James (10) Sandy James (11) Ashley Hamada (1) Emily Bledsoe (5)

Opponent (Date) Runs Outs Count San Diego State (2/9) 1 0 0-2 San Diego State (2/9) 1 0 0-0 San Diego State (2/9) 1 0 2-2 Stanford (2/11) 1 1 0-1 Ohio State (2/17) 1 2 2-2 Idaho State (2/18) 1 0 2-0 Portland State (2/18) 3 0 2-1 Portland State (2/18) 1 0 0-0 DePaul (2/19) 1 0 1-0 Utah State (2/19) 1 2 1-1 Utah State (2/19) 1 0 2-1 Utah State (2/19) 2 0 2-2 Texas State (2/24) 3 1 2-2 North Texas (2/24) 3 1 2-1 Binghamton (3/2) 2 1 0-0 Binghamton (3/2) 1 0 2-2 Binghamton (3/2) 3 0 1-1 UT-Arlington (3/2) 1 0 3-1 UT-Arlington (3/3) 1 1 3-2 UT-Arlington (3/3) 1 2 0-0 Binghamton (3/3) 1 0 3-2 Binghamton (3/3) 1 1 2-2 Binghamton (3/4) 1 0 0-0 Texas (3/7) 1 1 3-1 New Mexico - 1 (3/12) 1 0 1-0 New Mexico - 1 (3/12) 3 1 3-1 New Mexico - 2 (3/12) 4 1 2-2 Stony Brook - 2 (3/14) 1 1 3-1 Monmouth (3/16) 3 1 1-2 Seton Hall (3/16) 2 1 3-2 Seton Hall (3/16) 3 2 3-1 Seton Hall (3/16) 2 2 1-0 Seton Hall (3/16) 1 2 2-0 Manhattan - 1 (3/17) 1 0 2-2 Manhattan - 1 (3/17) 2 2 0-1 Manhattan - 2 (3/17) 2 1 1-1 Seton Hall (3/18) 2 2 2-0 Seton hall (3/18) 2 2 2-2 Midwestern State (3/27) 1 0 3-2 Midwestern State (3/27) 1 0 0-1 Midwestern State (3/27) 1 0 0-0 Midwestern State (3/27) 3 2 2-2 Midwestern State (3/27) 1 0 0-0 Midwestern State (3/27) 1 0 3-1 Iowa State (3/30) 2 2 3-0 Iowa State (3/30) 3 1 2-1 Iowa State (3/30) 3 2 0-1 Iowa State (4/1) 1 1 3-1 Iowa State (4/1) 1 0 2-0 Iowa State (4/1) 1 0 2-0 Iowa State (4/1) 2 2 0-0 Oklahoma (4/5) 1 2 1-1 Texas (4/11) 3 1 1-0 Missouri - 1 (4/14) 2 0 3-2 Texas A&M - 1 (4/17) 3 2 3-2 Texas A&M (4/18) 2 1 0-2 Texas A&M (4/18) 4 2 1-0 Baylor (4/20) 3 0 1-0 Baylor (4/21) 4 2 0-0 Baylor (4/22) 1 0 0-1 Kansas (4/27) 1 1 2-2 Kansas (4/28) 1 1 3-0 Oklahoma State (5/6) 3 2 3-2 Oklahoma State (5/6) 1 1 0-0 Oklahoma State (5/6) 1 1 0-1 Oklahoma State (5/6) 1 1 2-1

HOME RUN BREAKDOWN Inning 2 3 4 2 5 1 1 1 2 2 3 5 5 8 3 4 6 1 2 4 4 5 5 6 2 3 4 2 4 1 3 3 3 2 2 6 1 3 2 2 3 4 5 6 1 3 4 1 6 6 8 1 4 3 5 4 6 1 5 4 4 6 1 3 4 4

Pitcher May May May Gerhart Endicott Fitzsimmons Holliday Holliday Verdun Harmon Harmon Harmon Hall Poole Marsteller Marsteller Price Lyles Lyles Lyles Emerling Laney Laney Fox Sheehan Sheehan DeBroeck Lucido Sulick Tull Tull Tull Tull Romero Romero Redding Tull Tull Glenn Glenn Glenn Glenn Hennan Hennan Torrescano Kennewell Kennewell Smith Smith Smith Torrescano Ricketts Luna Erwin Dumezich Dumezich Dumezich Paul Repka Repka Pille Martinez Freeman Freeman Freeman Freeman

*** Texas Tech’s 66 home runs on the year have already snapped the 2011 single-season record of 58.

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at Home_________________________________ 36 on the Road______________________________ 11 at Neutral Site_____________________________ 19 vs. RHP__________________________________ 58 vs. LHP____________________________________ 8 vs. Big 12 Teams___________________________ 23 vs. Non-Conference Teams___________________ 43 with 0 outs_______________________________ 26 with 1 out________________________________ 22 with 2 outs_______________________________ 18 Solo HR__________________________________ 37 2-Run HR_________________________________ 12 3-Run HR_________________________________ 14 Grand Slam________________________________ 3 February_________________________________ 14 March___________________________________ 33 April_____________________________________ 15 May______________________________________ 4 June______________________________________ 0 in 1st inning______________________________ 11 in 2nd inning_____________________________ 11 in 3rd inning______________________________ 13 in 4th inning______________________________ 14 in 5th inning_______________________________ 8 in 6th inning_______________________________ 4 in 7th inning_______________________________ 0 in extra innings_____________________________ 2 Leadoff hitter_____________________________ 11 2-Hole____________________________________ 4 3-Hole____________________________________ 8 Cleanup__________________________________ 15 5-Hole____________________________________ 8 6-Hole____________________________________ 7 7-Hole____________________________________ 2 8-Hole____________________________________ 7 9-Hole____________________________________ 1 Pinch hitter________________________________ 3 Day Games_______________________________ 49 Night Games______________________________ 17 Starters__________________________________ 52 Relievers_________________________________ 14 To tie the game_____________________________ 4 To put Tech ahead_________________________ 18 Walkoff HR________________________________ 1 To leadoff a game___________________________ 2 To leadoff an inning________________________ 18 Record with HR___________________________31-6 Record without HR_________________________9-9

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Player (#) Melisa Ryba (1) Holley Gentsch (1) Cydney Allen (1) Sandy James (1) Sandy James (2) Sandy James (3) Sandy James (4) Holley Gentsch (2) Adriana Perez (1) Mikey Kenney (1) Mikey Kenney (2) Randi Tongate (1) Mikey Kenney (3) Adriana Perez (2) Holley Gentsch (3) Sandy James (5) Katelyn Williams (1) Raven Richardson (1) Mikey Kenney (4) Emily Bledsoe (1) Mikey Kenney (5) Melisa Ryba (2) Sandy James (6) Emily Bledsoe (2) Emily Bledsoe (3) Adriana Perez (3) Adriana Perez (4) Raven Richardson (2) Adriana Perez (5) Adriana Perez No RBI Raven Richardson (3) No RBI Cydney Allen (2) Sandy James (7) Mikey Kenney (6) Mikey Kenney (7) Sandy James (8) No RBI Raven Richardson (4)

Date 2/9 2/17 2/17 2/18 2/18 2/19 2/19 2/24 2/24 2/25 2/25 3/2 3/2 3/3 3/3 3/4 3/4 3/12 3/12 3/14 3/14 3/16 3/16 3/17 3/17 3/18 3/27 3/30 3/31 4/1 4/5 4/11 4/13 4/14 4/18 4/20 4/22 4/27 5/6 5/7

Opponent San Diego State Ohio State Long Beach State Idaho State Portland State DePaul Utah State Texas State North Texas UTEP Stephen F. Austin Binghamton UT-Arlington UT-Arlington Binghamton Binghamton UT-Arlington New Mexico - 1 New Mexico - 2 Stony Brook - 1 Stony Brook - 2 Monmouth Seton Hall Manhattan - 1 Manhattan - 2 Seton Hall Midwestern State Iowa State Iowa State Iowa State Oklahoma Texas Missouri Missouri Texas A&M Baylor Baylor Kansas Oklahoma State Oklahoma State

Runs 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 2

Outs 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 1 2

Count 3-2 0-1 2-2 2-2 2-1 3-2 2-1 1-2 1-1 3-1 0-2 2-2 3-1 0-0 2-0 0-0 2-2 1-2 2-2 1-1 3-1 1-2 3-2 1-0 3-2 2-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0

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Home run to right field Grand slam to center field Home run to left field Walk-off single to left field Single back to the circle

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Inning Final Score 6 5-4 6 7-4 1 2-0 2 8-4 1 5-1 5 2-1 3 11-2 4 6-0 8 10-0 2 5-2 8 2-1 3 7-2 1 2-0 1 9-1 1 8-2 5 4-3 2 7-1 3 9-4 4 8-5 5 4-1 2 6-3 4 4-2 1 11-0 2 13-2 2 7-2 1 9-0 3 10-2 2 19-7 3 6-2 8 5-3

Play Single to left field Single to right field Single up the middle Single up the middle HR to center field Single past shortstop HR to left field Sac fly to right field Single to left field Double to left field Fielder’s choice to short Single to left field Leadoff HR to left field Double to left center Double to left field HR to center field Single to left field Single up the middle Grand slam to left field Double to left field Home run to left field Home run to center field Home run to right field Double to left center SAC fly to center field Home run to left field Home run to right field Single to center field Single to left field Walk-off home run to left field

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CAREER OFFENSIVE RECORD BOOK WATCH BATTING AVERAGE (Min. 100 AB) 1. Kim Martinez (1997,1999) ______________.386 2. Sandy Butler (1998-2001)_______________.337 3. Elyssa Sigala (2003-04)_________________.315 4. Leah Legler (2007-10)__________________.312 Ashley Parker (2004-07)________________.312 Kelly Rhyne (2003-05)__________________.312 7. Kim Tillett (1996-98)___________________.308 Current Players: Adriana Perez_________________________.350 Sandy James_________________________.327 Logan Hall___________________________.323 Cydney Allen_________________________.322 Mikey Kenney________________________.321 Emily Bledsoe________________________.320 Raven Richardson_____________________.312 Randi Tongate________________________.308 AT-BATS 1. Sandy Butler (1998-2001)_______________ 760 2. Paula Workman (1997-2000)_____________ 675 3. Ashley Parker (2004-07)________________ 642 4. Tamara Harrington (1997-2000)__________ 622 5. Eva Harshman (1999-2002)______________ 630 6. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)___________ 616 7. Leah Legler (2007-10)__________________ 590 8. Jennifer Corkin (2005-08)_______________ 560 9. Andrea Joachims (2000-04)_____________ 538 10. Jennifer Bowers (2005-08)_______________ 515

HITS 1. Sandy Butler (1998-2001)_______________ 256 2. Ashley Parker (2004-07)________________ 200 3. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)___________ 197 4. Leah Legler (2007-10)__________________ 184 5. Jennifer Corkin (2005-08)_______________ 168 6. Logan Hall (2010-present)______________ 164 7. Paula Workman (1997-00)_______________ 163 8. Mikey Kenney (2010-present)___________ 158 9. Kelly Rhyne (2003-05)__________________ 153 10. Kim Martinez (1997,1999)_______________ 149 11. Eva Harshman (1999-2002)______________ 142 12. Tamara Harrington (1997-2000)__________ 139 Approaching: Raven Richardson (2010-present)_________ 138 RUNS 1. Mikey Kenney (2010-present)___________ 148 2. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)___________ 147 3. Paula Workman (1997-2000)_____________ 135 4. Sandy Butler (1998-2001)_______________ 122 5. Ashley Parker (2004-07)________________ 112 6. Leah Legler (2007-10)__________________ 105 7. Raven Richardson (2010-present)_______ 101 8. Logan Hall (2010-present)_______________ 98 9. Ashley Hamada (2009-present)__________ 87 10. Stephanie Drewry (2009-11)______________ 85 11. Kim Martinez (1997,1999)________________ 84 12. Devin Zaragoza (2005-08)________________ 75 Tamara Harrington (1997-2000)___________ 75

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RBI 1. Paula Workman (1997-2000)_____________ 114 2. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)___________ 113 3. Logan Hall (2010-present)______________ 112 4. Jennifer Corkin (2005-08)_______________ 107 Kim Martinez (1997,1999)_______________ 107 6. Sandy James (2011-present)____________ 106 7. Mikey Kenney (2010-present)___________ 102 8. Raven Richardson (2010-present)________ 94 9. Montana Patin (2006-08)_________________ 85 10. Kelly Rhyne (2003-05)___________________ 84 11. Jennifer Bowers (2005-08)________________ 83 12. Holley Gentsch (2009-present)___________ 75 13. Cydney Allen (2011-present)_____________ 69

STOLEN BASES 1. Sandy Butler (1998-2001)________________ 84 2. Ashley Parker (2004-07)_________________ 78 3. Leah Legler (2007-10)___________________ 39 4. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)____________ 36 5. Mikey Kenney (2010-present)____________ 33 6. Stephanie Walls (1997-99)________________ 30 7. Heather Parker (2004-07)________________ 28 8. Eva Harshman (1999-2002)_______________ 27 9. Devin Zaragoza (2005-08)________________ 25 10. Rebecca Eimen (2001-02)________________ 23 Logan Hall (2010-present)_______________ 23 12. Whitney Riley (2005-08)_________________ 21 13. Stephanie Drewry (2009-11)______________ 20

HOME RUNS 1. Mikey Kenney (2010-present)____________ 32 2. Kim Martinez (1997, 1999)_______________ 27 Sandy James (2011-present)_____________ 27 3. Paula Workman (1997-2000)______________ 23 5. Jennifer Corkin (2005-08)________________ 21 Raven Richardson (2010-present)________ 21 7. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)____________ 18 8. Jennifer Bowers (2005-08)________________ 17 9. Cydney Allen (2011-present)_____________ 16 10. Kelly Rhyne (2003-05)___________________ 15 Adriana Perez (2012-present)____________ 15 12. Logan Hall (2010-present)_______________ 13

WALKS 1. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)____________ 84 2. Paula Workman (1997-2000)______________ 78 3. Jennifer Corkin (2005-08)________________ 76 4. Sandy James (2011-present)_____________ 73 5. Mikey Kenney (2010-present)____________ 68 6. Raven Richardson (2010-present)________ 61 7. Sandy Butler (1998-2001)________________ 59 8. Kelly Rhyne (2003-05)___________________ 57 Tamara Harrington (1997-2000)___________ 57 10. Montana Patin (2006-08)_________________ 46 11. Jessica Karenke (1996-98)________________ 44 12. Leah Legler (2007-10)___________________ 43 Brandy Moulin (2004-07)_________________ 43 Eva Harshman (1997-2002)_______________ 43

TRIPLES 1. Denise Jackson (1997-98)_________________ 8 Paula Workman (1997-2000)_______________ 8 3. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)_____________ 7 4. Whitney Riley (2005-08)__________________ 6 5. Leah Legler (2007-10)____________________ 5 Jennifer Bowers (2005-08)_________________ 5 Kim Martinez (1997,1999)_________________ 5 8. Kristi Robles (2002-03)____________________ 4 Tamara Harrington (1997-2000)____________ 4 Ellen Middleton (1997-98)_________________ 4 DOUBLES 1. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)____________ 48 2. Logan Hall (2010-present)_______________ 43 3. Jennifer Corkin (2005-08)________________ 36 Kim Martinez (1997,1999)________________ 36 5. Paula Workman (1997-2000)______________ 32 Eva Harshman (1999-2002)_______________ 32 7. Kelly Rhyne (2003-05)___________________ 30 8. Mikey Kenney (2010-present)____________ 27 9. Brandy Moulin (2004-07)_________________ 24 10. Kristi Robles (2002-03)___________________ 23 Jenny Kohler (1998-99)__________________ 23 Amiee Weathers (1998-99)_______________ 23 Approaching: Raven Richardson (2010-present)__________ 22

GAMES PLAYED 1. Sandy Butler (1998-2001)_______________ 241 2. Paula Workman (1997-2000)_____________ 239 3. Eva Harshman (1999-2002)______________ 231 4. Tamara Harrington (1997-2000)__________ 229 5. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present)___________ 226 6. Ashley Hamada (2009-present)_________ 213 7. Jennifer Corkin (2005-08)_______________ 210 Andrea Joachims (2000-04)_____________ 210 9. Heather Parker (2004-07)_______________ 204 10. Jennifer Bowers (2005-08)_______________ 199 Ashley Parker (2004-07)________________ 199 Holley Gentsch (2009-present)__________ 199 12. Leah Legler (2007-10)__________________ 196 Bolder type = active player

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CAREER PITCHING RECORD BOOK WATCH EARNED RUN AVERAGE (Min. 100 IP) 1. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)____________1.28 2. Emily Hayes (1996-99)_________________2.62 3. Erin Crawford (2003-06)_______________2.71 4. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)________________2.92 5. Julie Hauck (2004-06)_________________3.02 6. Kristina Blair (2002-03)________________3.13 7. Tye Coats (2008-09)___________________3.84 Amie Stines (2002-03)_________________3.84 Approaching: Cara Custer (2012-present)_____________2.32 Brittany Talley (2011-present)___________2.65 Kelsey Dennis (2011-present)___________3.21 Ashley Brokeshoulder (2010-present)____3.36

GAMES STARTED 1. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)____________ 160 2. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)________________ 120 3. Erin Crawford (2003-06)________________ 96 4. Emily Hayes (1996-99)__________________ 85 5. Danielle Brady (1996-98)________________ 48 6. Julie Hauck (2004-06)__________________ 43 7. Amie Stines (2002-03)__________________ 42 8. Brittany Talley (2011-present)___________ 40 9. Sarah Losleben (2005-08)_______________ 38 10. Kristina Blair (2002-03)_________________ 32 Cara Custer (2012-present)______________ 32

Approaching: Kelsey Dennis (2011-present)____________ 29

WINS 1. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)_____________ 93 2. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)_________________ 51 3. Erin Crawford (2003-06)________________ 42 4. Emily Hayes (1996-99)__________________ 35 5. Brittany Talley (2011-present)___________ 25 Cara Custer (2012-present)_____________ 25 7. Danielle Brady (1996-98)________________ 24 8. Sarah Losleben (2005-08)_______________ 22 9. Ashley Brokeshoulder (2010-present)____ 18 10. Kelsey Dennis (2011-present)___________ 15 11. Karli Merlich (2009-11)_________________ 13

COMPLETE GAMES 1. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)____________ 147 2. Emily Hayes (1996-99)__________________ 64 3. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)_________________ 52 4. Erin Crawford (2003-06)________________ 38 5. Danielle Brady (1996-98)________________ 30 6. Amie Stines (2002-03)__________________ 20 7. Sarah Losleben (2005-08)_______________ 17 Cara Custer (2012-present)_____________ 17 9. Jenny Cannon (1996-98)________________ 15 Brittany Talley (2011-present)___________ 15 11. Alex Watkins (2006-09)_________________ 14 12. Kristina Blair (2002-03)_________________ 12 Approaching: Kelsey Dennis (2011-present)_____________ 9

LOSSES 1. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)_____________ 72 2. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)_________________ 57 3. Erin Crawford (2003-06)________________ 43 4. Emily Hayes (1996-99)__________________ 39 5. Amie Stines (2002-03)__________________ 32 6. Danielle Brady (1996-98)________________ 28 Julie Hauck (2004-06)__________________ 28 8. Alex Watkins (2006-09)_________________ 24 Sarah Losleben (2005-08)_______________ 24 10. Jenny Cannon (1996-98)________________ 20 SAVES 1. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)______________ 6 Erin Crawford (2003-06)_________________ 6 Julie Hauck (2004-06)___________________ 6 4. Brittany Talley (2011-present)____________ 4 5. Amie Stines (2002-03)___________________ 3 Kermitria Ward (2011-present)___________ 3 Cara Custer (2012-present)______________ 3 8. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)__________________ 2 Karli Merlich (2009-11)__________________ 2 Tye Coats (2008-09)_____________________ 2 Sarah Losleben (2005-08)________________ 2 Maggie Ayres (2001-02)_________________ 2 Hillary Phillips (2010)____________________ 2

INNINGS PITCHED 1. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)_________ 1,181.2 2. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)_______________698.0 3. Erin Crawford (2003-06)______________614.2 4. Emily Hayes (1996-99)________________556.1 5. Sarah Losleben (2005-08)_____________341.0 6. Amie Stines (2002-03)________________268.0 7. Danielle Brady (1996-98)______________266.2 8. Julie Hauck (2004-06)________________255.0 9. Brittany Talley (2011-present)________ 248.0 10. Alex Watkins (2006-09)_______________225.2 Approaching: Cara Custer (2012-present)____________202.1 APPEARANCES 1. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)____________ 195 2. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)________________ 149 Erin Crawford (2003-06)_______________ 146 4. Sarah Losleben (2005-08)______________ 116 5. Emily Hayes (1996-99)_________________ 106 6. Julie Hauck (2004-06)__________________ 74 7. Amie Stines (2002-03)__________________ 65 8. Alex Watkins (2006-09)_________________ 59 Danielle Brady (1996-98)________________ 59 Brittany Talley (2011-present)____________ 59 10. Kristina Blair (2002-03)_________________ 58

RUNS ALLOWED 1. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)________________ 379 2. Erin Crawford (2003-06)_______________ 341 3. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)____________ 314 4. Emily Hayes (1996-99)_________________ 310 5. Sarah Losleben (2005-08)______________ 258 6. Danielle Brady (1996-98)_______________ 219 7. Amie Stines (2002-03)_________________ 187 8. Alex Watkins (2006-09)________________ 183 9. Jenny Cannon (1996-98)_______________ 178 10. Julie Hauck (2004-06)_________________ 154 WALKS 1. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)________________ 304 2. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)____________ 221 3. Erin Crawford (2003-06)_______________ 179 4. Emily Hayes (1996-99)_________________ 158 5. Sarah Losleben (2005-08)______________ 136 6. Alex Watkins (2006-09)________________ 131 7. Amie Stines (2002-03)_________________ 111 8. Kristina Blair (2002-03)_________________ 82 Cara Custer (2012-present)_____________ 82 10. Julie Hauck (20足04-06)__________________ 79 FEWEST WALKS PER 7 INNINGS (MIN. 100 IP) 1. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)____________1.31 2. Brittany Talley (2011-present)_________ 1.64 3. Danielle Brady (1996-97)_______________1.74 4. Emily Hayes (1996-97)_________________1.99 5. Kelsey Dennis (2011-present)_________ 2.01 6. Erin Crawford (2003-06)_______________2.04 7. Julie Hauck (2004-06)_________________2.17 8. Ashley Brokeshoulder (2010-present)__ 2.40 9. Jenny Cannon (1996-97)_______________2.45 10. Karli Merlich (2009-present)____________2.52 STRIKEOUTS 1. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)___________1,226 2. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)________________ 470 3. Erin Crawford (2003-06)_______________ 436 4. Emily Hayes (1996-99)_________________ 319 5. Sarah Losleben (2005-08)______________ 298 6. Alex Watkins (2006-09)________________ 181 7. Amie Stines (2002-03)_________________ 157 8. Cara Custer (2012-present)____________ 154 9. Julie Hauck (2004-06)_________________ 147 10. Brittany Talley (2011-present)__________ 142 STRIKEOUTS PER 7 INNINGS (MIN. 100 IP) 1. Amanda Renfro (1998-2001)____________7.26 2. Sarah Losleben (2005-08)______________6.12 3. Alex Watkins (2006-09)________________5.62 4. Cara Custer (2012-present)___________ 5.33 5. Kelsey Dennis (2011-present)_________ 5.11 6. Ashley Brokeshoulder (2010-present)__ 5.09 7. Erin Crawford (2003-06)_______________4.92 8. Tye Coats (2008-09)___________________4.75 9. Ashly Jacobs (2007-10)________________4.71 10. Amie Stines (2002-03)_________________4.10 111. Brittany Talley (2011-present)_________ 4.01 Bolder type = active player

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SINGLE-SEASON OFFENSIVE RECORD BOOK WATCH BATTING AVERAGE (Min. 100 AB) 1. Kim Martinez (1997)___________________.492 2. Raven Richardson (2011)________________.384 3. Emily Bledsoe (2011)___________________.383 4. Ashley Parker (2007)___________________.379 5. Emily Bledsoe (2010)___________________.373 6. Logan Hall (2011)_____________________.366 7. Cydney Allen (2011)___________________.361 8. Sandy Butler (2001)____________________.359 9. Sandy James (2011)____________________.352 Sandy Butler (1998)____________________.352 Approaching: Adriana Perez_________________________.350 AT-BATS 1. Sandy Butler (1999)____________________ 219 2. Sandy Butler (1998)____________________ 213 3. Kristi Robles (2003)____________________ 202 4. Kim Martinez (1999)___________________ 201 5. Leah Legler (2008)_____________________ 198 6. Jenny Kohler (1998)____________________ 196 7. Shayne Gibson (2003)__________________ 195 8. Paula Workman (1999)_________________ 194 Paula Workman (1997)_________________ 194 10. Kelly Rhyne (2003)_____________________ 190

HITS 1. Kim Martinez (1997)____________________ 91 2. Sandy Butler (1998)_____________________ 75 3. Sandy Butler (1999)_____________________ 74 4. Ashley Parker (2007)____________________ 66 5. Sandy Butler (2001)_____________________ 65 Leah Legler (2008)______________________ 65 7. Logan Hall (2011)______________________ 64 8. Jenny Kohler (1998)_____________________ 63 9. Emily Bledsoe (2011)____________________ 62 Emily Bledsoe (2010)____________________ 62 Approaching: Adriana Perez__________________________ 57 Mikey Kenney_________________________ 53 RUNS 1. Mikey Kenney (2011)____________________ 60 2. Emily Bledsoe (2011)____________________ 56 Kim Martinez (1997)____________________ 56 4. Paula Workman (1997)__________________ 49 5. Sandy Butler (1998)_____________________ 48 6. Leah Legler (2008)______________________ 47 7. Emily Bledsoe (2010)____________________ 46 8. Mikey Kenney (2010)____________________ 44 Mikey Kenney (2012)___________________ 44 10. Raven Richardson (2011)_________________ 43 11. Logan Hall (2011)______________________ 41

Approaching: Emily Bledsoe_________________________ 36

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RBI 1. Kim Martinez (1997)____________________ 70 2. Sandy James (2011)_____________________ 62 3. Logan Hall (2011)______________________ 55 Cydney Allen (2011)____________________ 55 Adriana Perez (2012)___________________ 55 7. Montana Patin (2008)___________________ 44 Sandy James (2012)____________________ 44 9. Raven Richardson (2011)_________________ 43 10. Emily Bledsoe (2010)____________________ 41 Logan Hall (2010)______________________ 41 HOME RUNS 1. Sandy James (2011)_____________________ 16 2. Mikey Kenney (2010)____________________ 15 Kim Martinez (1997)____________________ 15 Adriana Perez (2012)___________________ 15 5. Cydney Allen (2011)____________________ 13 Mikey Kenney (2012)___________________ 13 7. Kim Martinez (1999)____________________ 12 8. Elyssa Sigala (2004)_____________________ 11 Sandy James (2012)____________________ 11 10. Raven Richardson (2011)_________________ 10 Jennifer Corkin (2007)___________________ 10 TRIPLES 1. Leah Legler (2008)_______________________ 4 Denise Jackson (1998)____________________ 4 Kim Martinez (1997)_____________________ 4 Denise Jackson (1997)____________________ 4 5. Paula Workman (1999)___________________ 3 Ellen Middleton (1997)___________________ 3 Christine Evans (1996)____________________ 3 8. 24 players______________________________ 2 Emily Bledsoe (2012)____________________ 2 DOUBLES 1. Kim Martinez (1997)____________________ 21 2. Emily Bledsoe (2010)____________________ 18 3. Logan Hall (2010)______________________ 16 Jenny Kohler (1998)_____________________ 16 Logan Hall (2012)______________________ 16 6. Emily Bledsoe (2011)____________________ 15 Mikey Kenney (2011)____________________ 15 Kim Martinez (1999)____________________ 15 Elyssa Sigala (2004)_____________________ 15 10. Paula Workman (1997)__________________ 14 TOTAL BASES 1. Kim Martinez (1997)___________________ 165 2. Sandy James (2011)____________________ 112 3. Kim Martinez (1999)___________________ 111 4. Emily Bledsoe (2010)___________________ 109 5. Adriana Perez (2012)__________________ 108 6. Cydney Allen (2011)___________________ 104 7. Kelly Rhyne (2003)_____________________ 103 8. Mikey Kenney (2010)___________________ 102 9. Elyssa Sigala (2004)____________________ 101 10. Raven Richardson (2011)_________________ 99 11. Mikey Kenney (2012)___________________ 98

STOLEN BASES 1. Ashley Parker (2006)____________________ 34 2. Sandy Butler (1998)_____________________ 26 Sandy Butler (2001)_____________________ 26 4. Ashley Parker (2007)____________________ 24 5. Sandy Butler (2000)_____________________ 21 6. Esmerelda Perez (2002)__________________ 16 Leah Legler (2008)______________________ 16 8. Mikey Kenney (2011)____________________ 15 9. Shayne Gipson (2003)___________________ 14 Mikey Kenney (2012)___________________ 14 Approaching: Kermitria Ward_________________________ 11 Emily Bledsoe_________________________ 10 SLUGGING PERCENTAGE 1. Kim Martinez (1997)___________________.892 2. Sandy James (2011)____________________.772 3. Cydney Allen (2011)___________________.707 4. Emily Bledsoe (2010)___________________.657 5. Raven Richardson (2011)________________.656 Elyssa Sigala (2004)____________________.656 7. Mikey Kenney (2010)___________________.650 8. Jennifer Corkin (2007)__________________.622 9. Emily Bledsoe (2011)___________________.556 10. Logan Hall (2011)_____________________.554 Approaching: Adriana Perez_________________________.663 Mikey Kenney________________________.605 Sandy James_________________________.568 WALKS 1. Erica Sigala (2004)______________________ 40 2. Sandy James (2011)_____________________ 37 Sandy James (2012)____________________ 36 4. Emily Bledsoe (2011)____________________ 31 5. Mikey Kenney (2011)____________________ 28 Emily Bledsoe (2012)___________________ 28 7. Cydney Allen (2011)____________________ 26 8. Elyssa Sigala (2003)_____________________ 25 Jessica Karenke (1998)__________________ 25 Raven Richardson (2012)________________ 25 11. Denise Jackson (1997)___________________ 24 Mikey Kenney (2012)___________________ 24 SACRIFICE FLIES 1. Jennifer Corkin (2007)____________________ 5 2. Logan Hall (2011)_______________________ 4 Sandy James (2012)_____________________ 4 4. Emily Bledsoe (2011)_____________________ 3 Randi Tongate (2010)____________________ 3 Megan Shupp (2009)_____________________ 3 Carmen Grindell (2001)___________________ 3 Kristi Robles (2002)______________________ 3 Emily Bledsoe (2012)____________________ 3 9. 23 players______________________________ 2 Adriana Perez (2012)____________________ 2 Bolder type = active player in current season

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SINGLE-SEASON PITCHING RECORD BOOK WATCH EARNED RUN AVERAGE (Min. 80 IP) 1. Amanda Renfro (2001)_________________1.08 2. Amanda Renfro (1998)_________________1.28 3. Amanda Renfro (2000)_________________1.35 4. Amanda Renfro (1999)_________________1.49 5. Emily Hayes (1998)____________________1.71 6. Emily Hayes (1997)____________________1.93 7. Ashley Jacobs (2010)___________________2.01 8. Emily Hayes (1999)____________________2.20 9. Erin Crawford (2004)___________________2.36 10. Jenny Cannon (1997)__________________2.38 Approaching: Brittany Talley________________________2.27 Cara Custer___________________________2.32 WINS 1. Amanda Renfro (2001)__________________ 34 2. Cara Custer (2012)_____________________ 25 3. Amanda Renfro (1998)__________________ 23 4. Amanda Renfro (1999)__________________ 21 5. Ashly Jacobs (2007)_____________________ 17 6. Danielle Brady (1997)___________________ 16 7. Ashly Jacobs (2010)_____________________ 15 Amanda Renfro (2000)__________________ 15 9. Brittany Talley (2011)____________________ 14 Emily Hayes (1998)_____________________ 14 Emily Hayes (1999)_____________________ 14 Erin Crawford (2005)____________________ 14 LOSSES 1. Amanda Renfro (2000)__________________ 21 2. Amanda Renfro (1999)__________________ 20 3. Aimee Stines (2003)_____________________ 19 4. Amanda Renfro (2001)__________________ 18 Erin Crawford (2006)____________________ 18 Alex Watkins (2009)_____________________ 18 Ashly Jacobs (2009)_____________________ 18 8. Jenny Cannon (1996)___________________ 16 9. Danielle Brady (1996)___________________ 15 Erin Crawford (2003)____________________ 15 Erin Crawford (2004)____________________ 15 Ashly Jacobs (2007)_____________________ 15 Ashly Jacobs (2008)_____________________ 15 SAVES 1. Erin Crawford (2006)_____________________ 4 2. Amanda Renfro (2000)___________________ 3 Aimee Stines (2003)______________________ 3 Julie Hauck (2005)_______________________ 3 Brittany Talley (2011)_____________________ 3 Kermitria Ward (2011)____________________ 3 Cara Custer (2012)______________________ 3 8. Maggie Ayres (2001)_____________________ 2 Julie Hauck (2006)_______________________ 2 Ashly Jacobs (2008)______________________ 2 Tye Coats (2008)________________________ 2 Karli Merlich (2010)______________________ 2 Hillary Phillips (2010)_____________________ 2

GAMES STARTED 1. Amanda Renfro (2001)__________________ 46 2. Amanda Renfro (1999)__________________ 42 3. Amanda Renfro (1998)__________________ 36 Amanda Renfro (2000)__________________ 36 5. Ashly Jacobs (2007)_____________________ 33 6. Cara Custer (2012)_____________________ 32 7. Ashly Jacobs (2008)_____________________ 30 8. Ashly Jacobs (2010)_____________________ 29 9. Ashly Jacobs (2009)_____________________ 28 Erin Crawford (2006)____________________ 28

WALKS 1. Alex Watkins (2009)_____________________ 88 2. Ashly Jacobs (2007)_____________________ 87 3. Cara Custer (2012)_____________________ 82 4. Amanda Renfro (2001)__________________ 79 5. Ashly Jacobs (2009)_____________________ 78 Tye Coats (2008)_______________________ 78 7. Ashly Jacobs (2010)_____________________ 77 8. Arnie Stines (2003)_____________________ 70 9. Karli Merlich (2010)_____________________ 63 10. Ashly Jacobs (2008)_____________________ 62

APPEARANCES 1. Amanda Renfro (2001)__________________ 58 2. Amanda Renfro (2000)__________________ 46 3. Erin Crawford (2006)____________________ 44 4. Amanda Renfro (1998)__________________ 41 Cara Custer (2012)_____________________ 41 5. Ashly Jacobs (2007)_____________________ 40 6. Amanda Renfro (1999)__________________ 40 7. Ashly Jacobs (2008)_____________________ 38 8. Arnie Stines (2003)_____________________ 38 9. Erin Crawford (2003)____________________ 37 10. Ashly Jacobs (2010)_____________________ 36

STRIKEOUTS 1. Amanda Renfro (2001)_________________ 421 2. Amanda Renfro (2000)_________________ 283 3. Amanda Renfro (1999)_________________ 273 4. Amanda Renfro (1998)_________________ 249 5. Cara Custer (2012)____________________ 154 6. Ashly Jacobs (2007)____________________ 152 7. Alex Watkins (2009)____________________ 130 8. Erin Crawford (2004)___________________ 128 9. Erin Crawford (2006)___________________ 126 10. Ashly Jacobs (2010)____________________ 123

COMPLETE GAMES 1. Amanda Renfro (1999)__________________ 40 2. Amanda Renfro (2001)__________________ 39 3. Amanda Renfro (1998)__________________ 36 4. Amanda Renfro (2000)__________________ 34 5. Emily Hayes (1997)_____________________ 20 6. Danielle Brady (1997)___________________ 19 7. Cara Custer (2012)______________________ 17 8. Ashly Jacobs (2007)_____________________ 16 Emily Hayes (1999)_____________________ 16 10. Arnie Stines (2003)_____________________ 15 SHUTOUTS 1. Amanda Renfro (2001)__________________ 16 2. Amanda Renfro (1998)__________________ 13 3. Amanda Renfro (1999)___________________ 8 Amanda Renfro (2000)___________________ 8 5. Brittany Talley (2011)_____________________ 5 Kelsey Dennis (2011)_____________________ 5 Ashly Jacobs (2010)______________________ 5 Cara Custer (2012)______________________ 5 8. Emily Hayes (1999)______________________ 4 Keely Tucker (2004)______________________ 4 Ashly Jacobs (2007)______________________ 4

WINNING PERCENTAGE (Min. 25 decisions) 1. Cara Custer (2012)_____________ .714 (25-10) 2. Amanda Renfro (2001)__________ .654 (34-18) 3. Amanda Renfro (1998)__________ .638 (23-13) 4. Danielle Brady (1997)___________ .571 (16-12) 5. Erin Crawford (2005)____________ .560 (14-11) 6. Ashly Jacobs (2007)_____________ .531 (17-15) 7. Amanda Renfro (1999)__________ .512 (21-20) WINNING PERCENTAGE (Min. 10 decisions) 1. Sarah Losleben (2005)_____________ .800 (8-2) 2. Karli Merlich (2010)______________ .786 (11-3) 3. Emily Hayes (1998)______________ .737 (14-5) 4. Brittany Talley (2012)____________ .733 (11-4) 5. Kelsey Dennis (2011)_____________ .684 (13-6) 6. Brittany Talley (2011)_____________ .667 (14-7) 7. Amanda Renfro (2001)__________ .654 (34-18) 8. Amanda Renfro (1998)__________ .638 (23-13) 9. Ashly Jacobs (2010)______________ .625 (15-9) 10. Erin Hayes (1999)_______________ .583 (14-10) Bolder type = active player

INNINGS PITCHED 1. Amanda Renfro (2001)________________351.1 2. Amanda Renfro (1999)________________305.2 3. Amanda Renfro (2000)________________269.0 4. Amanda Renfro (1998)________________256.2 5. Ashly Jacobs (2007)___________________204.2 6. Cara Custer (2012)__________________ 202.1 7. Erin Crawford (2006)__________________182.0 8. Ashly Jacobs (2008)___________________181.0 9. Arnie Stines (2003)___________________172.0 10. Alex Watkins (2009)___________________161.1

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#2 LOGAN HALL Senior • 5-6 • R/R • INF • Tucson, Ariz. (Pima C.C.) NOTABLES • Been Texas Tech’s starting second baseman in every contest since the 2010 season as she has appeared in 168-straight games.

• Among the Texas Tech all-time leaders in most offensive categories, including hits, runs scored, and RBI. • Needs just three RBI to become the school’s all-time leader, passing Paula Workman, who totaled 114 during the 1997-2000 seasons. Hall currently ranks third in the category as teammate Emily Bledsoe has accounted for 113 RBI over four seasons.

• Has great range in the infield as she ended the regular season ranked first in the Big 12 for assists.

• Ended the regular season as the Big 12 doubles leaders as she has 16 on the year.

• Career .240 hitter (6-for-25) during the postseason with no home runs and three RBI. • Been very successful in hit-and-run attempts this year.

SEASON HIGHS

CAREER HIGHS

At-bats_____________________________________ 5, vs. North Texas (2/24/12) Hits________________________________________ 3, vs. UT-Arlington (3/3/12) Runs Scored_________________________________ 3, vs. Manhattan (3/17/12) RBI_____________________________________3, twice, last vs. Baylor (4/22/12) Home Runs___________________________________ 1, vs. Iowa State (3/30/12) Doubles_______________________________ 2, twice, last at Oklahoma (4/7/12) Triples_______________________________________________________ None Walks_______________________________________ 2, vs. Monmouth (3/16/12) Strikeouts_________________________________ 2, twice, last at Texas (3/6/12) Stolen Bases_________________________________ 2, vs. Manhattan (3/17/12)

At-bats_______________________ 5, three times, last vs. North Texas (2/24/12) Hits__________________________ 3, seven times, last vs. UT-Arlington (3/3/12) Runs scored_____________________ 3, four times, last vs. Manhattan (3/17/12) RBI__________________________________ 7, twice, last vs. St. John’s (2/26/11) Home Runs___________________________ 2, twice, last vs. St. John’s (2/26/11) Doubles_______________________________ 2, twice, last at Oklahoma (4/7/12) Triples______________________________________ 2, vs. Utah Valley (2/18/11) Walks___________________________ 2, five times, last vs. Monmouth (3/16/12) Strikeouts____________________________ 2, eight times, last at Texas (3/6/12) Stolen Bases____________________ 2, three times, last vs. Manhattan (3/17/12)

CAREER STATS YEAR 2010 2011 2012 TOTALS

AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% .325 55 55 163 33 53 16 0 6 41 87 .534 20 1 21 0 .400 1 1 6 6 103 108 9 .959 .366 58 58 175 41 64 11 2 6 55 97 .554 10 2 15 2 .398 4 2 10 11 144 96 6 .976 .276 55 55 170 24 47 16 0 1 16 66 .388 10 0 15 0 .317 0 6 7 8 108 150 13 .952 .323 168 168 508 98 164 43 2 13 112 250 .492 40 3 51 2 .372 5 9 23 25 355 354 28 .962

#3 EMILY BLEDSOE Senior • 5-6 • L/R • INF • Fulshear, Texas (Fulshear) NOTABLES • One of the top defensive and hitting third basemen nationally.

• Three-time All-Big 12 second-team selection and 2011 NFCA All-Central Region second-team pick.

• Has started and played in all 226 games since stepping foot onto campus as a freshman in 2009.

• Among the school leaders in almost every offensive category on both single-season and career charts.

• Already the school record holder for doubles and walks and is just two RBI shy of passing Paula Workman for first all-time.

• Among the top players in Big 12 history with 48 career doubles that rank tied for ninth all-time entering this weekend.

• In the midst of her best defensive season as she has totaled just four errors for a career-high .978 fielding percentage.

• Been plunked by 14 pitches this year, the most for a Tech player since Robyn Wike wore 16 in 2006.

SEASON HIGHS

CAREER HIGHS

At-bats__________________________ 4, several times, last at Kansas (4/28/12) Hits____________________________ 3, three times, last vs. Iowa State (4/1/12) Runs Scored_________________________ 3, twice, last vs. Texas A&M (4/17/12) RBI_________________________________ 3, twice, last vs. Iowa State (3/30/12) Home Runs____________________________________ 2, vs. Iowa State (4/1/12) Doubles_____________________________________ 2, vs. Manhattan (3/17/12) Triples________________________________ 1, twice, last at Oklahoma (4/6/12) Walks_______________________________ 3, twice, last vs. Texas A&M (4/18/12) Strikeouts____________________________________ 3, vs. Tennessee (2/10/12) Stolen Bases______________________________________ 2, vs. UTEP (2/25/12)

At-bats___________________________ 5, three times, last vs. Kansas (4/13/11) Hits___________________________ 3, eleven times, last vs. Iowa State (4/1/12) Runs Scored____________________ 3, eight times, last vs. Texas A&M (4/17/12) RBI__________________________________________ 8, vs. Boise State (3/7/10) Home Runs___________________________ 2, twice, last vs. Iowa State (4/1/12) Doubles_________________________ 2, five times, last vs. Manhattan (3/17/12) Triples__________________________ 1, seven times, last at Oklahoma (4/6/12) Walks___________________________ 3, five times, last vs. Texas A&M (4/18/12) Strikeouts_________________________3, six times, last vs. Tennessee (2/10/12) Stolen Bases______________________________ 3, vs. Texas Southern (2/27/10)

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AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% .211 57 57 133 9 28 5 2 1 15 40 .301 5 3 37 0 .255 0 10 4 5 91 139 16 .935 .373 56 56 166 46 62 18 1 9 41 109 .627 20 6 30 0 .458 0 1 9 10 63 73 11 .925 .383 58 58 162 56 62 15 2 3 33 90 .556 31 8 29 0 .495 3 2 13 16 63 76 11 .927 .290 55 55 155 36 45 10 2 5 24 74 .477 28 14 31 1 .435 3 4 10 13 45 130 4 .978 .320 226 226 616 147 197 48 7 18 113 313 .508 84 31 127 1 .423 6 17 36 44 262 417 41 .943

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#4 KERMITRIA WARD Sophomore • 5-1 • L/R • OF/RHP • Waco, Texas (Midway) NOTABLES • One of the fastest players not only on the team but also in the country.

• Versatile player who can play in the outfield or pitch.

• Likely candidate to pinch run in key situations as she is 16-for-17 in career stolen base attempts.

• Appeared only three times in the circle this year due to Tech’s expanded pitching depth.

SEASON HIGHS

CAREER HIGHS

At-bats________________________________ 3, vs. Stephen F. Austin (2/25/12) Hits____________________________ 1, five times, last vs. Manhattan (3/17/12) Runs Scored______________________________________ 2, vs. Texas (4/11/12) RBI_________________________________1, twice, last vs. Binghamton (3/3/12) Home Runs___________________________________________________ None Doubles______________________________________________________ None Triples______________________________________ 1, vs. Binghamton (3/3/12) Walks_______________________________________ 1, vs. Manhattan (3/17/12) Strikeouts___________________________ 1, four times, last at Kansas (4/27/12) Stolen Bases______________________________ 2, vs. Oklahoma State (3/7/12)

At-bats_____________________ 3, six times, last vs. Stephen F. Austin (2/25/12) Hits________________________________________ 2, vs. Utah Valley (2/19/11) Runs Scored_____________________________ 2, twice, last vs. Texas (4/11/12) RBI_____________________________ 1, five times, last vs. Binghamton (3/3/12) Home Runs___________________________________________________ None Doubles______________________________________________________ None Triples______________________________________ 1, vs. Binghamton (3/3/12) Walks__________________________ 1, three times, last vs. Manhattan (3/17/12) Strikeouts_______________________________________ 2, vs. Howard (3/6/11) Stolen Bases______________________________ 2, vs. Oklahoma State (3/7/12)

CAREER STATS YEAR 2011 2012

YEAR 2011

AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% .281 40 12 32 13 9 0 0 0 3 9 .281 2 0 5 0 .324 0 3 5 5 10 13 2 .920 ERA W L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 3.32 5 2 21 2 1 1/2 3 52.2 52 28 25 17 51 1 0 10 .263 1 5 1 4 2

#6 RANDI TONGATE Junior • 5-9 • R/R • C • Weatherford, Texas (Weatherford) NOTABLES • Spent the past two seasons as Tech’s backup catcher to Holley Gentsch.

• Has seen action in 19 games this year, including 12 starts behind the plate.

• Will often spell Gentsch in the second game of a doubleheader.

• Went 0-for-1 at the plate in the opener of last year’s Tucson Regional against New Mexico State.

• Also appeared in two games from the 2010 Stanford Regional as she was a defensive replacement against UC Davis before earning the start later in the evening against the host Cardinal.

SEASON HIGHS

CAREER HIGHS

At-bats_____________________________ 3, five times, last vs. Baylor (4/21/12) Hits________________________________________ 2, vs. Binghamton (3/2/12) Runs Scored____________________ 1, three times, last vs. Manhattan (3/17/12) RBI_________________________________________ 2, at Stony Brook (3/14/12) Home Runs___________________________________________________ None Doubles______________________________________________________ None Triples_______________________________________________________ None Walks___________________________ 1, four times, last vs. Manhattan (3/17/12) Strikeouts_______________________________________ 2, vs. Baylor (4/21/12) Stolen Bases__________________________________________________ None

At-bats__________________________________________ 4, vs. Texas (4/23/11) Hits__________________________2, eleven times, last vs. Binghamton (3/2/12) Runs Scored____________________2, three times, last vs. Utah Valley (2/20/11) RBI________________________________ 3, twice, last vs. Alcorn State (3/13/11) Home Runs________________________ 1, twice, last vs. Wichita State (2/27/11) Doubles_______________________ 1, three times, last vs. Alcorn State (3/13/11) Triples_______________________________________________________ None Walks_________________________ 1, fifteen times, last vs. Manhattan (3/17/12) Strikeouts_______________________________________ 2, vs. Baylor (4/21/12) Stolen Bases_________________________________ 1, vs. Long Island (3/18/11)

CAREER STATS YEAR 2010 2011 2012 TOTALS

AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% .216 23 15 37 6 8 1 0 0 9 9 .243 4 0 9 0 .273 3 2 0 0 86 10 2 .980 .403 33 21 62 7 25 2 0 2 16 33 .532 7 0 8 1 .451 2 0 1 1 92 10 5 .953 .235 19 12 34 3 8 0 0 0 3 8 .235 4 0 5 1 .316 0 2 0 0 59 8 2 .971 .308 75 48 133 16 41 3 0 2 28 50 .376 15 0 22 2 .366 5 4 1 1 237 28 9 .967

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NCAA WASHINGTON REGIONAL NOTES

#7 ASHLEY HAMADA Senior • 5-4 • L/R • OF • Touchet, Wash. (DeSales Catholic) NOTABLES • One of the top fielding outfielders in the Big 12 Conference and the country.

• Made two highlight-worthy catches against Texas A&M on April 18 to help Tech hang on for an 8-6 victory.

• Has not committed an error in the field since her 2009 freshman season.

• Will be returning to her home state of Washington for the first time in her collegiate career.

• Hit .279 during Big 12 play this year, the third-highest average on the team.

• One of three four-year seniors on the team, joining Emily Bledsoe and Holley Gentsch.

• Ranks sixth all-time in career games played with 213 entering this weekend.

• Also among the all-time leaders in career runs scored as she ranks ninth all-time currently.

SEASON HIGHS

CAREER HIGHS

At-bats_______________________ 3, six times, last vs. Oklahoma State (5/6/12) Hits________________________2, three times, last vs. Oklahoma State (5/6/12) Runs Scored__________________________________ 3, vs. Iowa State (3/30/12) RBI______________________________1, twice, last vs. Oklahoma State (5/6/12) Home Runs_______________________________ 1, vs. Oklahoma State (5/6/12) Doubles______________________________________________________ None Triples_______________________________________________________ None Walks____________________________ 1, three times, last at Missouri (4/14/12) Strikeouts_____________________________________ 2, at Oklahoma (4/7/12) Stolen Bases___________________________________ 2, at Oklahoma (4/6/12)

At-bats_________________ 4, twelve times, last vs. New Mexico State (5/21/11) Hits__________________________ 3, twice last vs. Appalachian State (2/13/11) Runs Scored____________________ 3, three times, last vs. Iowa State (3/30/12) RBI________________________________ 3, vs. North Carolina Central (3/13/10) Home Runs__________________1, three times, last vs. Oklahoma State (5/6/12) Doubles_________________________1, twelve times, last at Nebraska (4/30/11) Triples__________________________________________ 1, vs. Bryant (2/19/11) Walks_________________________________________ 2, vs. Nebraska, 4/10/10) Strikeouts__________________________________________3, at Texas (4/6/10) Stolen Bases___________________________________ 2, at Oklahoma (4/6/12)

CAREER STATS YEAR 2009 2010 2011 2012 TOTALS

AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% .222 49 46 99 10 22 2 0 1 3 27 .273 6 2 18 0 .280 0 5 1 2 34 3 2 .949 .283 56 52 120 26 34 7 0 0 16 41 .342 9 5 21 0 .358 0 11 6 8 55 5 0 1.000 .275 53 49 120 25 33 3 1 1 12 41 .342 4 2 12 0 .310 0 9 4 5 37 3 0 1.000 .247 55 52 93 26 23 0 0 1 2 26 .280 3 1 10 1 .278 0 5 6 8 38 0 0 1.000 .259 213 199 432 87 112 12 1 3 33 135 .313 22 10 61 1 .310 0 30 17 23 164 11 2 .989

#9 ADRIANA PEREZ Junior • 5-5 • R/R • C/INF • Lancaster, Calif. (Antelope Valley College) NOTABLES • Junior college transfer who has added even more power to the Tech lineup.

• Needs just one home run to match Sandy James’ single-season school record from a year ago.

• Has been Tech’s leader in batting average, home runs, and RBI throughout the season.

• Also among the Big 12 leaders in most offensive categories.

• One of four Tech players honored on the postseason All-Big 12 squads as she was a second-team selection.

• Named a first team All-American and first-team All-Big 12 by the website College Sports Madness.

• Her 55 RBI currently rank third in the Tech single-season record book.

• Has been Tech’s primary designated player throughout the year; only action in the field has come at third base.

SEASON HIGHS

CAREER HIGHS

At-bats___________________________4, eleven times, last at Kansas (4/28/12) Hits_________________________________________ 4, vs. Iowa State (3/30/12) Runs Scored___________________ 2, twice, last vs. Midwestern State (3/27/12) RBI__________________________________________ 7, vs. Seton Hall (3/18/12) Home Runs____________________ 2, twice, last vs. Midwestern State (3/27/12) Doubles__________________________ 1, five times, last vs. Iowa State (3/30/12) Triples_______________________________________________________ None Walks_______________________________ 2, twice, last vs. Texas A&M (4/18/12) Strikeouts______________________________________ 3, at Missouri (4/13/12) Stolen Bases______________________________________ 1, vs. UTEP (2/25/12)

At-bats___________________________4, eleven times, last at Kansas (4/28/12) Hits_________________________________________ 4, vs. Iowa State (3/30/12) Runs Scored___________________ 2, twice, last vs. Midwestern State (3/27/12) RBI__________________________________________ 7, vs. Seton Hall (3/18/12) Home Runs____________________ 2, twice, last vs. Midwestern State (3/27/12) Doubles__________________________ 1, five times, last vs. Iowa State (3/30/12) Triples_______________________________________________________ None Walks_______________________________ 2, twice, last vs. Texas A&M (4/18/12) Strikeouts______________________________________ 3, at Missouri (4/13/12) Stolen Bases______________________________________ 1, vs. UTEP (2/25/12)

CAREER STATS YEAR 2012 TOTALS

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AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% .350 54 53 163 18 57 6 0 15 55 108 .663 11 1 22 0 .390 2 1 1 1 1 4 0 1.000 .350 54 53 163 18 57 6 0 15 55 108 .663 11 1 22 0 .390 2 1 1 1 1 4 0 1.000

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NCAA WASHINGTON REGIONAL NOTES

#10 MEREDITH HEATH Senior • 5-10 • L/R • OF • Fort Worth, Texas (Chipola College) NOTABLES • Has become one of Tech’s top options to pinch run.

• One of a school record eight seniors on the squad.

• Is 6-for-7 in career stolen base attempts.

SEASON HIGHS

CAREER HIGHS

At-bats_____________________________________ 1, vs. Manhattan (3/17/12) Hits_________________________________________________________ None Runs Scored______________________ 1, four times, last at Seton Hall (3/18/12) RBI__________________________________________________________ None Home Runs___________________________________________________ None Doubles______________________________________________________ None Triples_______________________________________________________ None Walks_________________________________________1, at Seton Hall (3/16/12) Strikeouts___________________________________ 1, vs. Manhattan (3/17/12) Stolen Bases__________________________________________________ None

At-bats___________________ 3, twice, last vs. North Carolina Central (3/14/10) Hits_______________________________________ 2, vs. North Carolina Central Runs Scored____________________1, several times, last at Seton Hall (3/18/12) RBI________________________________ 2, vs. North Carolina Central (3/12/10) Home Runs___________________________________________________ None Doubles______________________________________________________ None Triples_______________________________________________________ None Walks___________________________ 1, three times, last at Seton Hall (3/16/12) Strikeouts________________________ 1, six times, last vs. Manhattan (3/17/12) Stolen Bases________________________1, six times, last vs. Oklahoma (4/1/11)

CAREER STATS YEAR 2010 2011 2012 TOTALS

AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% .333 31 2 15 9 5 0 0 0 3 5 .333 2 0 5 0 .412 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1.000 .500 37 0 4 16 2 0 0 0 0 2 .500 0 1 0 0 .600 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 1.000 .000 23 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .350 91 2 20 29 7 0 0 0 3 7 .350 3 1 6 0 .458 0 1 6 7 2 0 0 1.000

#11 BRITTANY TALLEY Sophomore • 5-8 • L/L • LHP • Little Elm, Texas (Little Elm) NOTABLES • Provided a solid 1-2 punch in the rotation with freshman Cara Custer.

• Has dropped her earned-run average nearly a point from her freshman to sophomore seasons.

• Tossed a one-hit shutout of in the series opener at No. 9 Missouri April 13.

• Also threw another gem early in the year against No. 14 Tennessee where the Lady Vols escaped with a 1-0 victory.

• Keeps batters off balanced with a solid change up.

• Already among the Tech all-time leaders in several pitching categories, including wins.

• Appeared in all games during last season’s NCAA Tucson Regional.

• Among the top academic students on the team as she has posted a 3.87 GPA while majoring in chemical engineering.

SEASON HIGHS

CAREER HIGHS

Innings Pitched____________________ 7.0, five times, last at Missouri (4/13/12) Runs Allowed_________________________________6, vs. Texas A&M (4/17/12) Earned Runs Allowed______________________________ 5, vs. Baylor (4/21/12) Walks Allowed_________________________ 3, twice, last at Missouri (4/14/12) Strikeouts___________________________________ 6, at Stony Brook (3/14/12) Hits Allowed________________________ 10, twice, last vs. Texas A&M (4/17/12) Home Runs Allowed_________________1, eleven times, last at Kansas (4/28/12) Wild Pitches_________________________ 1, twice, last vs. Texas A&M (4/17/12)

Innings Pitched____________________ 7.0, nine times, last at Missouri (4/13/12) Runs Allowed_____________________________ 7, at Oklahoma State (4/17/11) Earned Runs Allowed_______________________________ 6, vs. Texas (4/23/11) Walks Allowed__________________________________ 6, vs. Arizona (5/22/11) Strikeouts_______________________________________ 7, vs. Howard (3/6/11) Hits Allowed_____________________________________ 11, vs. Texas (4/23/11) Home Runs Allowed__________ 2, three times, last at Oklahoma State (4/17/11) Wild Pitches______________________ 1, five times, last at Texas A&M (4/17/12)

CAREER STATS YEAR 2011 2012

ERA W L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 3.02 14 7 31 22 9 5/1 3 127.2 129 69 55 35 80 18 1 13 .260 3 9 3 2 12 2.27 11 4 28 18 6 2/0 1 120.1 116 45 39 23 62 13 2 11 .253 2 12 3 2 10

TOTALS

2.65 25 11 59 40 15 7/1 4 248.0 245 114 94 58 142 31 3 24 .257 5 21 6 4 22

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NCAA WASHINGTON REGIONAL NOTES

#12 KATELYN WILLIAMS Freshman • 5-6 • L/L • OF • Ceder Park, Texas (Vista Ridge) NOTABLES • Will likely see action in left field along with Emily Cooper.

• Has started in 23 games during freshman season as she began to enter the lineup during March.

• Tech’s top fielding left fielder despite two errors on the year.

• Can hit for power to the gaps or lay down a bunt from the left side of the plate.

SEASON HIGHS

CAREER HIGHS

At-bats_____________________________3, nine times, last vs. Baylor (4/22/12) Hits____________________________________2, twice, vs. Iowa State (3/30/12) Runs Scored_______________________1, six times, last vs. Iowa State (3/30/12) RBI_________________________________________ 3, vs. UT-Arlington (3/4/12) Home Runs__________________________________ 1, vs. Binghamton (3/3/12) Doubles___________________________ 1, three times, vs. Manhattan (3/17/12) Triples_______________________________________________________ None Walks__________________________________ 1, vs. Midwestern State (3/27/12) Strikeouts___________________________________ 2, vs. UT-Arlington (3/3/12) Stolen Bases__________________________________________________ None

At-bats_____________________________3, nine times, last vs. Baylor (4/22/12) Hits____________________________________2, twice, vs. Iowa State (3/30/12) Runs Scored_______________________1, six times, last vs. Iowa State (3/30/12) RBI_________________________________________ 3, vs. UT-Arlington (3/4/12) Home Runs__________________________________ 1, vs. Binghamton (3/3/12) Doubles___________________________ 1, three times, vs. Manhattan (3/17/12) Triples_______________________________________________________ None Walks__________________________________ 1, vs. Midwestern State (3/27/12) Strikeouts___________________________________ 2, vs. UT-Arlington (3/3/12) Stolen Bases__________________________________________________ None

CAREER STATS YEAR 2012 TOTALS

AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% .224 36 23 49 6 11 3 0 1 10 17 .347 1 0 6 0 .240 0 2 0 0 26 1 2 .931 .224 36 23 49 6 11 3 0 1 10 17 .347 1 0 6 0 .240 0 2 0 0 26 1 2 .931

#18 SANDY JAMES Junior • 5-9 • R/R • INF • Dallas, Texas (Angelo State) NOTABLES • Among the top power hitters in school history as she currently ranks tied for second all-time with 27 home runs.

• Set the Tech single-season home run record a year ago with 16 as a sophomore.

• Had three multiple home run games this year with her most recent in Tech’s 8-4 victory over Oklahoma State on May 6.

• Two-time All-Big 12 second team selection.

• Has started and played in all 113 games since transferring from Angelo State in 2011.

• Among the Big 12 leaders in most offensive categories, including home runs and RBI. • One of just seven players all-time to reach 100 career RBI as she has done so in just two seasons.

• Very patient hitter who has drawn 73 walks over two seasons.

SEASON HIGHS

CAREER HIGHS

At-bats____________________________4, ten times, last at Oklahoma (4/6/12) Hits_________________________________________ 4, vs. Utah State (2/19/12) Runs Scored___________________________________3, at Seton Hall (3/16/12) RBI__________________________4, four times, last vs. Oklahoma State (5/6/12) Home Runs_____________________ 2, three times, vs. Oklahoma State (5/6/12) Doubles__________________________ 1, eight times, last at Oklahoma (4/7/12) Triples_______________________________________________________ None Walks_______________________________________ 3, vs. North Texas (2/24/12) Strikeouts______________________________________ 3, at Missouri (4/14/12) Stolen Bases___________________ 1, twice, last vs. Midwestern State (3/27/12)

At-bats________________________ 4, several times, last at Oklahoma (4/6/12) Hits________________________________ 4, twice, last vs. Utah State (2/19/12) Runs Scored_____________________ 3, three times, last at Seton Hall (3/16/12) RBI__________________________________________ 8, at Iowa State (4/10/12) Home Runs___________________2, four times, last vs. Oklahoma State (5/6/12) Doubles________________________ 1, several times, last at Oklahoma (4/7/12) Triples________________________________ 1, twice, last vs. Harvard (5/21/12) Walks_________________________________3, twice, last North Texas (2/24/12) Strikeouts______________________________________ 3, at Missouri (4/14/12) Stolen Bases_______________ 1, four times, last vs. Midwestern State (3/27/12)

CAREER STATS YEAR 2011 2012 TOTALS

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AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% .352 58 58 145 32 51 9 2 16 62 112 .772 37 1 21 1 .484 1 0 2 2 305 19 6 .982 .303 55 55 155 33 47 8 0 11 44 88 .568 36 1 29 3 .429 4 0 2 2 447 15 6 .987 .327 113 113 300 65 98 17 2 27 106 200 .667 73 2 50 4 .455 5 0 4 4 752 34 12 .985

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NCAA WASHINGTON REGIONAL NOTES

#19 RAVEN RICHARDSON Senior • 5-8 • R/R • INF • Placentia, Calif. (Yavapai C.C.) NOTABLES • Tech’s primary shortstop the past two seasons after spending her sophomore year at first base.

• Was Tech’s hitting leader a year ago with a .384 average. She’s down to a .276 clip this year.

• Very athletic middle infielder who can makes plays to both sides.

• Hit .545 (6-for-11) during last year’s NCAA Tucson Regional with a pair of home runs and three RBI. • Can hit for power and for speed as she will occasionally try to bunt her way on.

• Among the Tech all-time leaders in several offensive categories, including runs scored, hits, home runs, and RBI. • Been more patient at the plate this year with a career-high 25 walks.

• Has started and played in every game since stepping on campus in 2010.

SEASON HIGHS

CAREER HIGHS

At-bats_________________________ 4, nine times, last vs. Texas A&M (4/18/12) Hits_______________________________________ 4, vs. New Mexico (3/12/12) Runs Scored_____________________ 2, four times, last vs. Manhattan (3/17/12) RBI______________________________________________ 4, vs. Texas (4/11/12) Home Runs________________________ 1, seven times, last at Kansas (4/28/12) Doubles_____________________________________ 2, at Stony Brook (3/14/12) Triples_______________________________________________________ None Walks______________________________________ 3, vs. New Mexico (3/12/12) Strikeouts___________________ 2, eight times, last vs. Oklahoma State (5/5/12) Stolen Bases________________ 1, seven times, last vs. Oklahoma State (5/7/12)

At-bats_______________________4, several times, last vs. Texas A&M (4/18/12) Hits_______________________________________ 4, vs. New Mexico (3/12/12) Runs Scored____________________________________ 3, vs. Bradley (3/11/11) RBI_____________________________________ 4, four times, vs. Texas (4/11/12) Home Runs_______________________ 1, several times, last at Kansas (4/28/12) Doubles_____________________________________ 2, at Stony Brook (3/14/12) Triples___________________ 1, three times, last vs. New Mexico State (5/21/11) Walks______________________________________ 3, vs. New Mexico (3/12/12) Strikeouts___________________ 3, three times, vs. Appalachian State (2/13/11) Stolen Bases________________1, twelve times, last vs. Oklahoma State (5/7/12)

CAREER STATS YEAR 2010 2011 2012 TOTALS

AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% .272 56 55 147 31 40 9 1 4 26 63 .429 19 0 43 0 .353 1 2 2 2 347 32 6 .984 .384 58 58 151 43 58 7 2 10 43 99 .656 17 1 33 0 .444 2 1 3 5 102 86 9 .954 .276 55 55 145 27 40 6 0 7 25 67 .462 25 2 37 0 .390 0 2 7 9 95 112 11 .950 .312 169 169 443 101 138 22 3 21 94 229 .517 61 3 113 0 .396 3 5 12 16 544 230 26 .968

#20 KELSEY DENNIS Senior • 5-4 • L/L • LHP • Helena, Ala. (Wallace State C.C.) NOTABLES • Been used primarily out of the bullpen this season.

• Joined with Brittany Talley to be Tech’s top two pitchers a year ago.

• Remains one of the all-time leaders in several career pitching categories.

• Has great spin on each pitch that often keeps hitters off-balanced.

SEASON HIGHS

CAREER HIGHS

Innings Pitched______________________________ 4.2, vs. Binghamton (3/4/12) Runs Allowed________________________________ 3, vs. Binghamton (3/4/12) Earned Runs Allowed__________________________ 3, vs. Binghamton (3/4/12) Walks Allowed_________________________________ 3, at Oklahoma (4/5/12) Strikeouts___________________________________ 5, vs. Idaho State (2/18/12) Hits Allowed_________________________________ 4, vs. Binghamton (3/4/12) Home Runs Allowed___________________________ 3, vs. Binghamton (3/4/12) Wild Pitches__________________________________________________ None

Innings Pitched__________________________ 7.1, at Oklahoma State (4/16/11) Runs Allowed__________________________5, twice, last at Nebraska (4/30/11) Earned Runs Allowed____________________5, twice, last at Nebraska (4/30/11) Walks Allowed_________________________ 3, twice, last at Oklahoma (4/5/11) Strikeouts_________________________ 9, twice, last vs. Chattanooga (3/19/11) Hits Allowed____________________________________9, vs. Missouri (3/26/11) Home Runs Allowed___________________3, twice, last vs. Binghamton (3/4/12) Wild Pitches_______________________ 1, three times, last vs. Liberty (3/20/11)

CAREER STATS YEAR 2011 2012

ERA W L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 3.02 14 7 31 22 9 5/1 3 127.2 129 69 55 35 80 18 1 13 .260 3 9 3 2 12 4.88 2 1 11 3 0 0/0 0 18.2 24 15 13 9 14 2 0 5 .316 0 6 3 0 3

TOTALS

3.21 15 7 38 29 9 5/3 0 128.2 133 67 59 37 94 11 1 24 .267 3 19 6 1 14

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NCAA WASHINGTON REGIONAL NOTES

#22 HOLLEY GENTSCH Senior • 5-9 • R/R • C • Hewitt, Texas (Midway) NOTABLES • Has been Tech’s primary throughout her four-year career.

• Among the Tech all-time leaders in RBI and games played.

• Tech’s top defensive catcher as she has posted a fielding percentage above .990 each of the last three years.

• Her .258 average this year is the second-highest of her career.

• Found her home run stroke as she has matched her career high with three home runs.

• Also among the top academic student-athletes on campus as has near a 4.0 cumulative grade-point average.

• Three-time Academic All-Big 12 first team selection and two-time Capital One Academic All-District pick.

• Named to the Capital One Academic All-America second team in 2011, the highest academic honor in program history.

SEASON HIGHS

CAREER HIGHS

At-bats______________________________________4, vs. Texas A&M (4/17/12) Hits________________________________ 2, four times, last vs. Baylor (4/22/12) Runs Scored_________________________________ 2, vs. Binghamton (3/3/12) RBI_________________________________ 2, five times, last at Kansas (4/27/12) Home Runs_________________________ 1, three times, last at Kansas (4/27/12) Doubles________________________ 1, four times, last vs. UT-Arlington (3/4/12) Triples_______________________________________________________ None Walks_________________________ 1, six times, last vs. Oklahoma State (5/6/12) Strikeouts________________________ 2, three times, last at Missouri (4/14/12) Stolen Bases__________________________________________________ None

At-bats_______________________4, several times, last vs. Texas A&M (4/17/12) Hits__________________________________ 3, twice, last at Iowa State (4/9/11) Runs Scored_______________________________ 3, vs. Central Florida (2/6/09) RBI______________________________ 4, three times, last at Iowa State (4/9/11) Home Runs_________________________ 1, eight times, last at Kansas (4/27/12) Doubles______________________ 1, several times, last vs. UT-Arlington (3/4/12) Triples____________________ 1, twice, last vs. North Carolina Central (3/12/10) Walks_____________________________________ 2, vs. Central Florida (2/6/09) Strikeouts_________________________ 2, nine times, last at Missouri (4/14/12) Stolen Bases__________________________________________________ None

CAREER STATS YEAR 2009 2010 2011 2012 TOTALS

AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% .224 54 53 147 11 33 6 1 1 22 44 .299 8 2 19 0 .270 2 5 0 1 250 42 5 .983 .244 52 52 131 8 32 5 1 3 22 48 .366 7 3 19 1 .294 2 2 0 0 207 18 2 .991 .284 47 35 95 10 27 4 0 1 17 34 .358 11 4 7 0 .375 2 2 0 0 146 10 1 .994 .258 46 34 97 10 25 4 0 3 14 38 .392 6 3 13 0 .318 1 3 0 1 155 18 1 .994 .249 199 174 470 39 117 19 2 8 75 164 .349 32 12 58 1 .309 7 12 0 2 758 88 9 .989

#23 ASHLEY BROKESHOULDER Senior • 5-6 • R/R • Tucson, Ariz. (Pima C.C.) NOTABLES • Been used primarily out of the bullpen for the second-straight season.

• Appeared more frequently during Big 12 play.

• Despite lower innings this year, she remain one of the top players in school history in several pitching categories.

SEASON HIGHS

CAREER HIGHS

Innings Pitched______________________________ 5.0, vs. Manhattan (3/17/12) Runs Allowed_________________________________4, vs. Texas A&M (4/17/12) Earned Runs Allowed___________________________4, vs. Texas A&M (4/17/12) Walks Allowed_______________________ 2, twice, last vs. Texas A&M (4/17/12) Strikeouts___________________________ 4, twice, last vs. Manhattan (3/17/12) Hits Allowed_________________________ 4, twice, last vs. Texas A&M (4/17/12) Home Runs Allowed____________________________________________ None Wild Pitches__________________________________________________ None

Innings Pitched_______________________ 7.0, four times, last at Baylor (4/5/10) Runs Allowed____________________________ 6, twice, last vs. Texas (4/23/11) Earned Runs Allowed______________________ 6, twice, last vs. Texas (4/23/11) Walks Allowed______________________ 3, three times, last vs. Dayton (3/6/11) Strikeouts__________________________ 8, vs. North Carolina Central (3/12/10) Hits Allowed_________________________7, three times, last vs. Texas (4/23/11) Home Runs Allowed_______________________ 3, twice, last vs. Texas (4/23/11) Wild Pitches_________________________ 1, six times, last vs. Kansas (4/13/11)

CAREER STATS YEAR 2010 2011 2012

ERA W L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 2.43 8 6 24 11 5 1/0 1 86.1 78 31 30 27 56 9 2 10 .241 3 6 1 3 6 5.25 8 0 21 7 1 1/2 0 46.2 53 36 35 18 41 7 0 11 .279 3 3 3 0 3 2.76 2 0 6 1 0 0/0 0 12.2 11 6 5 5 9 1 0 0 .229 0 0 1 0 2

TOTALS

3.36 18 6 51 19 6 2/2 1 145.2 142 73 70 50 106 17 2 21 .253 6 9 5 3 11

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#26 MIKEY KENNEY Junior • 5-11 • R/R • OF • Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West) NOTABLES • Set the Tech career home run record earlier this season as she now has 32 over three seasons.

• Became the first Tech player honored on the All-Big 12 first team since 2007 earlier this week.

• Continues to hit for power and average as she is among the Big 12 leaders in most offensive categories.

• Also a threat on the bases where she is 33-for-34 in career stolen base attempts.

• Will be looking to rebound from previous postseason struggles as she is only hitting .080 in Tech’s last two regional trips.

• Missed just one game over the last two seasons as she has been Tech’s primary center fielder.

• Among the all-time leaders in school history for runs, hits, RBI, walks, and stolen bases.

• Also successful in the classroom as she is a two-time Academic All-Big 12 first team selection.

SEASON HIGHS

CAREER HIGHS

At-bats_____________________________________ 5, vs. North Texas (2/24/12) Hits__________________________ 3, three times, last vs. New Mexico (3/12/12) Runs Scored_________________________ 3, twice, last vs. Iowa State (3/30/12) RBI________________________________________ 4, vs. New Mexico (3/12/12) Home Runs_______________________ 1, several times, last vs. Baylor (4/22/12) Doubles_________________________ 1, four times, last vs. Texas A&M (4/17/12) Triples_________________________________ 1, vs. Midwestern State (3/27/12) Walks______________________________ 2, three times, last at Kansas (4/28/12) Strikeouts___________________________ 3, twice, last vs. Texas State (2/24/12) Stolen Bases_________________________________ 4, vs. Manhattan (3/17/12)

At-bats________________________ 5, four times, last vs. North Texas (2/24/12) Hits__________________________ 3, eight times, last vs. New Mexico (3/12/12) Runs Scored__________________________________ 5, at Iowa State (4/10/11) RBI________________________________4, twice, last vs. New Mexico (3/12/12) Home Runs________________________________ 2, vs. Jackson State (3/12/10) Doubles_______________________________________ 2, vs. Oklahoma (4/2/11) Triples________________________ 1, twice, last vs. Midwestern State (3/27/12) Walks____________________________3, twice, last vs. Colorado State (3/17/11) Strikeouts_______________________ 3, four times, last vs. Texas State (2/24/12) Stolen Bases_________________________________ 4, vs. Manhattan (3/17/12)

CAREER STATS YEAR 2010 2011 2012 TOTALS

AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% .312 55 55 157 44 49 8 0 15 40 102 .650 16 10 40 0 .410 0 2 4 4 67 2 2 .972 .324 58 58 173 60 56 15 1 4 31 85 .491 28 9 39 1 .443 0 2 15 15 64 2 0 1.000 .327 54 54 162 44 53 4 1 13 31 98 .605 24 4 35 0 .424 1 2 14 15 46 5 2 .962 .321 167 167 492 148 158 27 2 32 102 285 .579 68 23 114 1 .426 1 6 33 34 177 9 4 .979

#27 MELISA RYBA Junior • 5-8 • L/R • INF/OF • Littleton, Colo. (Northern Colorado) NOTABLES • Been used primarily as a pinch hitter in key situations as of late.

• Started off the year as one of Tech’s primary outfielders.

• Hit a solo home run against San Diego State in her first career at-bat as a Red Raider.

• Missed part of the year due to an injury suffered at the Texas Shootout.

• Connected on another home run against Monmouth in her first at-bat back from injury.

SEASON HIGHS

CAREER HIGHS

At-bats___________________________________ 4, vs. Northwestern (2/10/12) Hits____________________________ 2, four times, last vs. Manhattan (3/17/12) Runs Scored_________________________________ 2, vs. Monmouth (3/16/12) RBI_________________________________________ 3, vs. Monmouth (3/16/12) Home Runs_______________ 1, three times, last vs. Midwestern State (3/27/12) Doubles________________________ 1, three times, last vs. Seton Hall (3/18/12) Triples_______________________________________________________ None Walks_______________________________ 1, four times, last vs. Baylor (4/22/12) Strikeouts____________________________________ 3, vs. Tennessee (2/10/12) Stolen Bases______________________________________ 1, vs. UTEP (2/25/12)

At-bats___________________________________ 4, vs. Northwestern (2/10/12) Hits____________________________ 2, four times, last vs. Manhattan (3/17/12) Runs Scored_________________________________ 2, vs. Monmouth (3/16/12) RBI_________________________________________ 3, vs. Monmouth (3/16/12) Home Runs_______________ 1, three times, last vs. Midwestern State (3/27/12) Doubles________________________ 1, three times, last vs. Seton Hall (3/18/12) Triples_______________________________________________________ None Walks_______________________________ 1, four times, last vs. Baylor (4/22/12) Strikeouts____________________________________ 3, vs. Tennessee (2/10/12) Stolen Bases______________________________________ 1, vs. UTEP (2/25/12)

CAREER STATS YEAR 2012 TOTALS

AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% .271 28 8 48 8 13 3 0 3 10 25 .521 4 1 12 0 .340 0 0 1 1 11 1 0 1.000 .271 28 8 48 8 13 3 0 3 10 25 .521 4 1 12 0 .340 0 0 1 1 11 1 0 1.000

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#28 EMILY COOPER Junior • 5-6 • R/R • OF • Des Moines, Iowa (Yavapa College) NOTABLES • Come on as of late to be one of Tech’s main options in left field.

• Strong candidate to pinch run if not in the starting lineup.

• Drove in a run off a hit-and-run double against Missouri on April 14. It was her first career RBI and double as a Red Raider.

• One of the more popular players on the team.

SEASON HIGHS

CAREER HIGHS

At-bats________________________________________ 3, at Missouri (4/14/12) Hits____________________________ 1, four times, last vs. Texas A&M (4/17/12) Runs Scored_________________________ 1, ten times, last vs. Baylor (4/22/12) RBI____________________________________________ 1, at Missouri (4/14/12) Home Runs___________________________________________________ None Doubles________________________________________ 1, at Missouri (4/14/12) Triples_______________________________________________________ None Walks__________________________ 1, three times, last vs. Texas A&M (4/17/12) Strikeouts_________________________ 1, four times, last at Missouri (4/14/12) Stolen Bases______________________ 1, three times, last at Missouri (4/14/12)

At-bats________________________________________ 3, at Missouri (4/14/12) Hits____________________________ 1, four times, last vs. Texas A&M (4/17/12) Runs Scored_________________________ 1, ten times, last vs. Baylor (4/22/12) RBI____________________________________________ 1, at Missouri (4/14/12) Home Runs___________________________________________________ None Doubles________________________________________ 1, at Missouri (4/14/12) Triples_______________________________________________________ None Walks__________________________ 1, three times, last vs. Texas A&M (4/17/12) Strikeouts_________________________ 1, four times, last at Missouri (4/14/12) Stolen Bases______________________ 1, three times, last at Missouri (4/14/12)

CAREER STATS YEAR 2012 TOTALS

AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% .364 49 14 11 10 4 1 0 0 1 5 .455 3 0 4 0 .500 0 3 3 7 8 1 0 1.000 .364 49 14 11 10 4 1 0 0 1 5 .455 3 0 4 0 .500 0 3 3 7 8 1 0 1.000

#32 TAYLOR POWELL Sophomore • 5-8 • R/R • INF/OF • Henrietta, Texas (Henrietta) NOTABLES • Appeared primarily in left field despite being a natural infielder.

• Been used as a pinch hitter in key situations, often with runners on base.

• Is 2-for-7 when pinch hitting this year with a double and a RBI. • Also a candidate to pinch run as well.

SEASON HIGHS

CAREER HIGHS

At-bats_____________________________ 3, twice, last vs. Utah State (2/19/12) Hits________________________________ 2, twice, last vs. Texas A&M (4/18/12) Runs Scored______________________ 1, several times, last vs. Baylor (4/22/12) RBI_________________________________________ 3, vs. North Texas (2/24/12) Home Runs_______________ 1, three times, last vs. Midwestern State (3/27/12) Doubles_____________________________ 1, twice, last vs. Texas A&M (4/18/12) Triples_______________________________________________________ None Walks___________________________ 1, four times, last vs. Manhattan (3/17/12) Strikeouts____________________________ 1, six times, last at Kansas (4/28/12) Stolen Bases__________________________________________________ None

At-bats________________________ 3, three times, last vs. Utah State (2/19/12) Hits____________________________ 2, four times, last vs. Texas A&M (4/18/12) Runs Scored______________________________ 2, vs. Colorado State (3/17/11) RBI________________________________ 3, twice, last vs. North Texas (2/24/12) Home Runs_________________ 1, five times, last vs. Midwestern State (3/27/12) Doubles_________________________ 1, four times, last vs. Texas A&M (4/18/12) Triples_______________________________________________________ None Walks_________________________ 1, seven times, last vs. Manhattan (3/17/12) Strikeouts____________________________________ 2, at Texas A&M (5/14/11) Stolen Bases_____________________________________ 1, vs. Dayton (3/5/11)

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AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% .400 32 3 25 12 10 2 0 2 12 18 .720 3 1 6 0 .483 0 0 1 1 10 13 4 .852 .286 34 7 28 14 8 2 0 3 10 19 .679 4 4 6 0 .444 0 0 0 0 7 7 2 .875 .340 66 10 53 26 18 4 0 5 22 37 .698 7 5 12 0 .462 0 0 1 1 17 20 6 .860

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#56 CYDNEY ALLEN Senior • 6-1 • R/R • C • Taylorsville, Utah (Salt Lake C.C.) NOTABLES • Among the Tech all-time leaders in several offensive categories despite playing just two seasons.

• Seen the majority of her at-bats come in pinch hit situations.

• Will try to see two at-bats per game as she will pinch hit and then Tech will make a defensive substitution.

• Had a key solo home run in Tech’s 5-4 victory over No. 9 Missouri on April 14 that clinched the road series.

• Started off the year switching with Holley Gentsch behind the plate and will still occasionally see action at catcher.

• One of a school-record eight seniors on the roster.

SEASON HIGHS

CAREER HIGHS

At-bats______________________________________ 4, vs. Utah State (2/19/12) Hits_____________________________ 1, several times, last at Kansas (4/28/12) Runs Scored________________________ 1, five times, last at Missouri (4/14/12) RBI________________________________________ 3, vs. New Mexico (3/12/12) Home Runs_______________________ 1, three times, last at Missouri (4/14/12) Doubles____________________________ 1, three times, last at Kansas (4/28/12) Triples_______________________________________________________ None Walks_____________________ 1, several times, last vs. Oklahoma State (5/7/12) Strikeouts_______________________ 2, four times, last vs. Manhattan (3/17/12) Stolen Bases__________________________________________________ None

At-bats___________________________________________ 5, vs. BYU (2/10/11) Hits____________________________________ 3, twice, last vs. Dayton (3/5/11) Runs Scored______________________________ 3, vs. Colorado State (3/17/11) RBI________________________________ 4, twice, last vs. Jacksonville (3/18/11) Home Runs___________________________________ 2, vs. Evansville (3/11/12) Doubles___________________________1, eleven times, last at Kansas (4/28/12) Triples_________________________________ 1, twice, last vs. Howard (3/4/11) Walks____________________________________ 4, vs. Colorado State (3/17/11) Strikeouts_____________________2, twelve times, last vs. Manhattan (3/17/12) Stolen Bases__________________________________________________ None

CAREER STATS YEAR 2011 2012 TOTALS

AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% .361 57 56 147 31 53 8 2 13 55 104 .707 26 9 33 2 .481 1 2 0 0 35 4 0 1.000 .234 48 11 64 5 15 3 0 3 14 27 .422 15 0 22 0 .380 0 0 0 0 40 5 0 1.000 .322 105 67 211 36 68 11 2 16 69 131 .621 41 9 55 2 .450 1 2 0 0 75 9 0 1.000

#77 CARA CUSTER Freshman • 5-8 • R/R • RHP • Spanaway, Wash. (Spanaway Lake) NOTABLES • Will be returning to her home state for this weekend’s regional.

• Turned in the most impressive numbers for a Tech freshman pitcher in school history.

• Her 25 wins are the most for a Tech freshman and the second-most in single-season history as well.

• Already among the Tech all-time leaders in several pitching categories during only her first season.

• Among the Big 12 leaders in several pitching categories, including wins, complete games, strikeouts, and total innings.

• Formed a solid 1-2 punch with Brittany Talley in the rotation as the pair of differencing styles.

• Ground ball pitcher who sees the majority of her outs come in the infield.

• Coming off a one-run complete game of Oklahoma State on May 7.

SEASON HIGHS

CAREER HIGHS

Innings Pitched_______________________ 8.0, twice, last vs. Iowa State (4/1/12) Runs Allowed______________________________ 7, vs. Northwestern (2/10/12) Earned Runs Allowed___________________________ 6, vs. Iowa State (3/30/12) Walks Allowed________________________________7, vs. Texas A&M (4/18/12) Strikeouts____________________________________ 9, vs. Seton Hall (3/16/12) Hits Allowed____________________________________ 11, vs. Baylor (4/22/12) Home Runs Allowed_____________________________ 2, at Oklahoma (4/7/12) Wild Pitches_________________________2, three times, last vs. UTEP (2/25/12)

Innings Pitched_______________________ 8.0, twice, last vs. Iowa State (4/1/12) Runs Allowed______________________________ 7, vs. Northwestern (2/10/12) Earned Runs Allowed___________________________ 6, vs. Iowa State (3/30/12) Walks Allowed________________________________7, vs. Texas A&M (4/18/12) Strikeouts____________________________________ 9, vs. Seton Hall (3/16/12) Hits Allowed____________________________________ 11, vs. Baylor (4/22/12) Home Runs Allowed_____________________________ 2, at Oklahoma (4/7/12) Wild Pitches_________________________2, three times, last vs. UTEP (2/25/12)

CAREER STATS YEAR 2012

ERA W L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 2.32 25 10 41 32 17 50 3 202.1 174 92 67 82 154 23 1 9 .225 13 19 1 1 12

TOTALS

2.32 25 10 41 32 17 50 3 202.1 174 92 67 82 154 23 1 9

.225 13 19 1 1 12

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MEDIA CLIPPINGS Lady Raiders headed to NCAA Seattle regional May 13, 2012 David Just Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Tears of joy streamed down Cara Custer’s face Sunday night during the NCAA softball selection show.

Texas Tech’s freshman pitcher will get a trip home this weekend, when the 22ndranked Red Raiders face Maryland in the Seattle regional. Custer, who came to Lubbock from Spanaway, Wash., a 40-minute drive from Seattle, was ecstatic.

“I started crying because I was so happy to go,” Custer said. “I miss home. I really miss it.”

The Red Raiders gathered in the Texas Tech softball facility Sunday night to watch the selection show. Tech was a lock to make its third straight postseason — the only question remaining was where it would go.

“It was firm this year,” coach Shanon Hays said. “The last few years we were nervous about whether we were getting in or not. It was fun knowing we were getting in and just being curious where we were going to go.”

Joining Tech in Seattle will be 16th-ranked host Washington, Harvard and Maryland. The Red Raiders will play the Terrapins on Friday at a time to be determined.

Tech was the top two seed in the field thanks to its strong strength of schedule and RPI. “That shows us a lot of respect,” Hays said. “It shows our conference a lot of respect.”

Four Big 12 Conference teams will host regionals. Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M and Missouri were among the top nine in the nation.

Tech, which earned the fifth postseason bid in program history, went to regionals in 2010 and 2011 but has never been to a super regional.

Tech has a slim chance of hosting the super regional if it advances.

The Red Raiders would need top-seeded California to be upset in its own regional.

“Hopefully we can win the first game and take some pressure off and make that second day a big day against Washington,” Hays said.

“That’s really key is winning that first day.”

Tech has lost its opening game each of the last two years.

The trip to Washington will also be a homecoming for Tech outfielder Ashley Hamada, a product of Touchet, Wash., which she said is a four-hour drive from Seattle.

“I remember a couple years ago it was rumored (we would go to Seattle) and I thought it would be amazing if it ever happened,” Hamada said. “For it to actually happen is pretty awesome.”

Maryland (34-20) took first place in the ACC this season and lost in the opening round of its conference tournament.

Washington (36-17) went 7-16 in the Pac-12 Conference and finished eighth. The Huskies have lost eight of their last 12 games.

Harvard is a familiar foe for Tech. The Red Raiders beat the Crimson, 7-0, during last year’s regional in Tucson.

Hays said he was surprised at Tech’s placement but certainly not disappointed.

“You know I thought they would put us down at UCLA or Arizona State or Arizona just because it’s a closer trip,” Hays said. “But they went true to the seeds and put us against the No.16 host Washington, so we’re happy to go there.”

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After reaching milestone against Cowgirls, Red Raiders are confident they can win many more games May 7, 2012 Nick Kosmider Lubbock Avalanche-Journal After Texas Tech polished off a 2-1 win against Oklahoma State on Monday to cap its second straight season with 40 wins, the celebration included nothing more than the usual rendition of the alma mater and a few high fives.

This was the look of a team that believes its biggest achievements are still on the horizon.

“Obviously, the College World Series is the ultimate goal,” senior third baseman Emily Bledsoe said. “I think all the girls are champing at the bit to get going with regionals and play their hearts out.”

The Red Raiders finished with a winning record in Big 12 Conference play (13-10) for the first time since 2001, and they have immediately focused their sights on the NCAA tournament regionals. Tech will find out where it will begin its postseason during a selection show at 9 p.m. Sunday.

Tech closed out the regular season with a series win after dropping the opener, 5-0, on Friday. In the shutout loss, the Red Raiders — who bounced back to win the second game on Sunday, 8-4 — were stifled by Oklahoma State pitcher Kat Espinosa, who was strong again Monday.

The Red Raiders managed only three hits, but they took advantage of opportunities to manufacture offense in the early going, playing small ball to score a run each in the first and second innings.

In the first, Logan Hall reached on a fielder’s choice, moved to second on Mikey Kenney’s single, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on Adriana Perez’s sacrifice fly. The Red Raiders added their only other run in the second on an RBI single from Raven Richardson. The hit scored Kermitria Ward, who pinch-ran for Cydney Allen (walk) and promptly stole second base. She then moved to third on an error before crossing the plate on Richardson’s single.

“It was just three hits, but we did some things early that we didn’t do Friday night against a good pitcher,” Tech coach Shanon Hays. “We ran the bases well, got a bunt down and took advantage of some opportunities. It seemed like we had more (hits) than that. It was one of those games.”

The early runs were enough for freshman pitcher Cara Custer, who was effective despite struggling at times with her command. Custer walked six against four strikeouts, but she surrendered only five hits — three of the infield variety — and Oklahoma State’s lone run came on Chelsea Garcia’s RBI infield single in the fifth.

Custer (25-10, 2.31) has been instrumental to Tech’s success during her first season in Lubbock, and her contributions will be key if the Red Raiders hope to make a deep postseason run. (Tech has never advanced to a super regional.)

“Cara really improved in non-conference and then has leveled off and been pretty good the whole time,” Hays said. “What we want to see her do is take another jump up to where she can be a dominant pitcher.”

Tech has finished its regular season a week earlier than some Big 12 Conference teams due to final exams, so the Red Raiders will have two weeks off before it plays another game. Hays conceded that the layoff can be a concern, but he expects his experienced squad to bring the right approach to practice in preparation for the NCAA tournament.

“We just have to stay focused,” Perez said. “Every time we come out here to practice now, we just need to work on the little things, pretty much the basics. Just come out here and do what we need to do to prepare ourselves for regionals.”

NCAA WASHINGTON REGIONAL NOTES

MEDIA CLIPPINGS Tech tops Baylor in walk-off

Richardson, Custer lead Tech softball past No. 5 Texas

April 22, 2012 Nick Kosmider Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

April 11, 2012 David Just Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

The Big 12 Conference leader in doubles picked one heck of a time to add to her total.

Raven Richardson had no idea what Blaire Luna’s 1-0 pitch in the fourth inning was Wednesday at Rocky Johnson Field.

Texas Tech infielder Logan Hall belted a two-run, game-tying double — her 15th — in the bottom of the seventh inning, then scored moments later on Mikey Kenney’s walk-off single, and the No. 24 Red Raiders edged No. 25 Baylor, 6-5, on Sunday to earn a critical series win.

What she did know, though, was the home run that followed was the turning point in Texas Tech’s 5-2 victory against No. 5 Texas, snapping a nine-game losing streak against the rival Longhorns.

“I don’t know the pitch,” Richardson said. “You just see it and you hit it.”

Tech (37-13, 10-8 in Big 12) trailed by two runs entering its final at-bat, but when Hall stepped up with two on and two outs, she took a confident hack on the first pitch from Baylor right-hander Courtney Repka and drove it into the left-center field gap, plating a pair to tie the game.

Richardson’s three-run blast gave the Red Raiders their first runs of the game and a 3-2 lead. The senior shortstop also drove in an insurance run with an RBI walk the next inning.

Hall made a key adjustment in the pressure-laced at-bat against Repka, who had been jamming the Red Raiders with inside-corner strikes all afternoon.

Richardson struck out in the second inning and had been hitless in her last 11 at-bats, a four-game stretch, before the home run.

“I asked Coach (Shanon Hays) if I could step off the plate, because she had been jamming me in all day,” Hall said. “He said, ‘It’s your call,’ so I stood in my spot, just saw it and hit it.”

“I’d been in a slump against (Oklahoma),” she said of Tech’s previous series. “The first at-bat I wasn’t waiting for my pitch, but the second and third I just saw it and good things happened.”

Then Kenney joined the heroics, by slapping a 2-0 offering from Repka into left field, giving Hall just enough time to score from second, beating the throw home without a slide while sending the crowd at Rocky Johnson Field into a frenzy.

Luna walked leadoff hitter Emily Bledsoe later in the fourth inning and Texas coach Connie Clark had seen enough.

“I knew Coach would send her home no matter what,” said Kenney, who also hit a solo home run in the fourth, her 13th. “Logan’s really quick, and it’s worth a chance to try and win the game.”

The victory was a critical RPI boost for Tech, which faces only unranked opponents (at Kansas, Oklahoma State) in the final two weeks of the regular season.

The Red Raiders finished their homestand against No. 19 Texas A&M and Baylor at 3-3.

The junior hurler pitched 32/3 innings and gave up three earned runs, five hits and three walks in just her second loss of the season — the first coming against No. 1 California.

Tech had put the leadoff hitter on the basepaths in the first and third innings and came up empty both times. Kermitria Ward and Holley Gentsch singled in the fourth to set up Richardson’s homer.

The Red Raiders added two more runs in the fifth with an RBI single by Cydney Allen and Richardson’s run-scoring walk.

“All good teams find out ways to pick up some wins,” Hays said. “We’re starting to be a good team. The past couple of weeks we’ve played some good small ball, won some 3-1 type games, and figured out a way to manufacture runs and win in a lot of ways.”

“One big hit is what it takes in games like this,” Tech coach Shanon Hays said.

“They got one early and Raven returned the favor.”

Tech had some help manufacturing its three runs in the seventh.

Raven Richardson led off with an infield single and moved to second on an error by shortstop Jordan Strickland. Holley Gentsch followed with what should have been a pop fly out, but second baseman Kathy Shelton collided with right fielder Kaitlyn Thumann, and the ball fell to the turf.

Tech’s own ace, freshman right-hander Cara Custer, deserves a great deal of the credit.

After Ashley Hamada’s sacrifice bunt moved the runners over, Emily Bledsoe popped out. That set the stage for Hall and Kenney, who delivered Tech’s second walk-off win of the season.

The Red Raiders will begin a three-game road series against Kansas at 5 p.m.

Friday.

Texas Tech has taken a piece out of two top-five teams in the last week after downing No. 5 Oklahoma and standout pitcher Keilani Ricketts on Friday.

Custer gave up an unearned run in the first inning Wednesday, and Lexy Bennett drove in the Longhorns’ second run with an RBI double in the third.

The hard-throwing right-hander bailed out her defense in the sixth. Texas loaded the bases after a single and a pair of infield errors. But Custer, who had only one strikeout through the first five innings, punched out Marlee Gabaldon and Taylor Thom to end the threat.

“I just remembered to take deep breaths and hit my spots,” Custer said. “That’s all I was really thinking.”

Tech’s last victory against Texas came on March 27, 2008, and Luna has dominated Tech during the last three seasons. In her five previous appearances against the Red Raiders, Luna gave up four earned runs in 31 innings with 40 strikeouts.

“We’ve got a chance to beat anybody we play as long as we get good pitching performances,” Hays said. “Cara went out and gave us a chance to win.”

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MEDIA CLIPPINGS Texas Tech knocking on the door in the Big 12 April 11, 2012 Graham Hays ESPN.com Texas Tech checked off another chore from the list of accomplishments any program must complete in order to emerge as a legitimate contender.

The Red Raiders beat No. 6 Oklahoma on the road last weekend, and they did it in a game started by Sooners All-American Keilani Ricketts. It was just Texas Tech’s seventh win in 40 tries against one of the Big 12’s cornerstone programs, and it was Oklahoma’s first loss at home this season. Yet it’s not the result, but the reaction to the series as a whole -- which the Red Raiders lost 2-1 -- that suggests Texas Tech is trending in the right direction. It comes at an opportune time, with the Big 12 needing to ease the sting of losing Missouri and Texas A&M to the SEC after losing Nebraska to the Big Ten. “We were disappointed that we didn’t win the series,” Texas Tech coach Shanon Hays said of 4-1 and 3-1 losses that left his team 31-9 on the season. “We had opportunities to win the other two games that we kind of let slip through our fingers, and our goal was to go in there and win the series. I think that says a little bit about where our program is now. Before we just hoped we could compete with teams like Oklahoma and Texas and Missouri. And now we go in there with different expectations.”

It’s impressive growth from a program that had eight consecutive losing seasons before Hays arrived in 2010.

It’s an impressive showing from a coach who seven years ago was more focused on March Madness than softball.

There are plenty of paths to becoming a Division I softball coach (the number of possible routes likely greater than the quantity of roads leading to Lubbock, Texas), but men’s basketball associate head coach at the University of Houston is undeniably the starting point of the road less traveled. That’s the title Hays held for the Cougars by the end of the 2005-06 basketball season, the end of a progression that included stints as a men’s basketball assistant coach at Texas Tech and head coaching positions in men’s basketball at Frank Phillips CC, Abilene Christian University and Midland JC (he never had a losing season in five seasons as a basketball head coach).

Starting the softball program at Lubbock Christian University wasn’t the next logical step, but that’s the one Hays took. After working for a year to lay the foundation off the field, he went 60-9 in his debut.

“I kind of got burned out on the men’s basketball deal, with the recruiting and always being away from home,” Hays said. “So it was something I felt was a good family move for me.”

That last part was true geographically and athletically. Both Hays and his wife were raised in Lubbock, a longer drive from Houston than Boston is from Washington D.C. And Hays was raised in a family full of bats and gloves. He played baseball at Lubbock Christian and Texas Tech, and his father, Larry, is both one of the winningest baseball coaches in college history across tenures at Lubbock Christian and Texas Tech and a longtime men’s fastpitch player.

Like those of Big 12 counterparts and experienced fastpitch hands Ehren Earleywine at Missouri and Rich Wieligman at Oklahoma State (the latter a friend who played for Larry Hays at Lubbock Christian), Hays’ softball teams immediately showed improvement at the plate. The Red Raiders slugged nearly 100 points better in his first season than in the season before, then improved on that by nearly 100 more points in his second season. Both seasons ended after at least 38 wins and in NCAA tournament regional finals, first against Hawaii in 2010 and then Arizona in 2011.

Though Texas Tech’s team slugging percentage is down slightly from a season ago, the current season’s mark comes against a far more formidable schedule than the team played the past two seasons.

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However, the biggest reason this team feels like it can win a series against the likes of Oklahoma is the other half of the inning.

Freshman ace Cara Custer isn’t going to receive a lot of headlines in a conference that includes the likes of Ricketts and Missouri’s Chelsea Thomas, but she stabilized a pitching staff that was battered to the tune of a 5.49 ERA in conference play a season ago.

“Her big strength is her movement,” Hays said of a pitcher who is 18-6 with a 2.25 ERA. “She’s got good velocity, she’s going to throw in the mid-60s, but she has a late break out of the zone, and against your power-hitting teams she keeps the ball on the ground. As long as you’re able to make plays behind her in the infield, you’re going to get a lot of ground balls. And if you make the plays for her, she can have some quick innings.”

The Oklahoma series was just the first test. Beginning on Wednesday, the Red Raiders will play seven games in eight days against Texas, Missouri and Texas A&M. Winning just two of those would be a solid showing that would leave a winning conference record within reach (Tech is currently 4-4 in Big 12 play). But for a team and a coach ready to be a bigger part of the madness of May, expectations are a little higher.

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MEDIA CLIPPINGS Red Raiders set new softball scoring record

Perez brings hot bat for Tech softball

March 30, 2012 David Just Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

March 27, 2012 David Just Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

The seven runs Iowa State scored against Texas Tech on Friday night were the most the Red Raiders have allowed since March 6 — a span of 13 games.

Adriana Perez says she understands the mental side of softball just a little bit more each year.

But a mercy-rule victory is never out of the question for Tech, which had made four of its last five opponents cry uncle.

Texas Tech’s junior cleanup hitter hit a pair of home runs in the Red Raiders’ 10-2 victory against Midwestern State on Tuesday, and her mind deserved as much credit as her strength.

The Cyclones were no exception, and Tech’s bats hammered away for a 19-7 runrule victory at Rocky Johnson Field, the Red Raiders’ 11th consecutive win.

“Seven runs win a lot of games, just not this one,” Iowa State coach Stacy Gemeinhardt-Cesler said.

The 19 runs for Texas Tech marked a program-best against a Big 12 Conference opponent. The previous record of 16 was set last year against the Cyclones in Ames, Iowa.

Tech (28-7, 1-2) hasn’t needed to play from behind much during its 11-game winning streak but needed a rally after spotting Iowa State (10-20, 0-4) five runs in the second inning.

The Red Raiders didn’t wait long, scoring six unearned runs in the bottom half of the frame.

Mikey Kenney hit a pop fly to shallow left field that shortstop Lexi Slater dropped, scoring Holley Gentsch from third. Sandy James came up two batters later with the bases loaded and sent Taylor Smith’s 0-2 pitch into the right-center field gap for a three-run double.

She saw three outside pitches during her first-inning at-bat and grounded out to shortstop.

Perez was ready for more of the same when she batted in the third inning and blasted the first pitch from Lindsi Glenn over the right-field wall.

She came up again in the fourth and saw a mix of inside and outside pitches before driving the 2-2 pitch over the wall, this time to left field.

“I play the game so much that I have read the pitchers and, especially being a catcher, I’ve read what they’re going to do,” Perez said. “I just go up there and stay confident and find my own pitch. Once it goes in my zone I’m going to swing at it.”

The second home run, a three-run blast, was Perez’s team-leading 11th of the season.

She came to Texas Tech this year from Antelope Valley (Calif.) College, where she was a two-time all-American with 31 home runs and 117 RBIs in two seasons.

Adriana Perez, who was 4 for 4 with four RBIs and a run scored, doubled in James.

Perez, who also leads Tech with 34 RBIs and a .402 batting average, has struck out only 11 times in 113 plate appearances.

“Our whole lineup contributes,” Perez said. “We all believe in each other once we step up at the plate. We were down in that second inning but we didn’t give up.

We went out there and stayed confident and focused and we pulled through.”

“She’s a talented kid,” Tech coach Shanon Hays said. “She lines the bat up on the ball well. That’s something that’s kind of innate for some kids. It’s a God-given deal that you can’t teach.”

Perez wasn’t exaggerating about the entire lineup contributing. Ten different players had hits Friday, and nine different players had hits during Tuesday’s 10-2 run-rule victory against Midwestern State.

Perez is on an 11-game hitting streak and will enter the Big 12 Conference season Friday with a league-leading 41 hits.

Tech’s 18 hits were a season-high and included home runs from Perez, Emily Bledsoe and Logan Hall.

Perez has five home runs and 11 RBIs in Tech’s last three games.

“I was happy with how we responded after that ugly inning,” Tech coach Shanon Hays said. “The girls came back, gave us some runs, and Cara (Custer) didn’t have her best outing but with those types of runs you can have a bad outing.”

Iowa State has lost five of its last six games and four in a row in league play.

The Cyclones have struggled in the circle, owning a conference-worst 7.34 ERA, nearly five points higher than Texas A&M’s eighth-ranked 2.62 ERA. Friday night marked the third time the Cyclones have surrendered three home runs in a game this season.

Hays said game two of the series, which is scheduled for noon today, is “huge” for the Red Raiders.

“I tried to remind the girls after the game that we can’t bank those runs,” Hays said. “Even though we scored a lot of runs, a win is a win and tomorrow they’re going to come out and play like they have nothing to lose.”

She knows, though, that conference play will bring a different sort of challenge against some of the country’s top pitchers.

“I don’t want to be scared or timid,” Perez said. “I’m not going to change anything. I’m just going to go up there and do what I’ve been doing since the season started.”

That will work for Tech, which has seen its offensive production skyrocket after a slow start.

The Red Raiders, now on a 10-game winning streak, hit a school-record six home runs Tuesday and are outscoring opponents 50-6 during their last five games.

Raven Richardson, Melisa Ryba, Cydney Allen and Taylor Powell also homered in the victory.

Hays said Tech (27-7) is clicking in every facet of the game right now, and just in time for the conference home opener against Iowa State at 6 p.m. Friday at Rocky Johnson Field.

“We’ve got to be able to make adjustments and hit that really good pitching,” Hays said, “and pitch well ourselves if we’re going to be successful from here on out. Now it seems like every week we’re going to face a top-25 team.”

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MEDIA CLIPPINGS No rest, relaxation for Tech softball, goes 9-0 during break March 19, 2012 Matt Villanueva Daily Toreador

“I just read the pitcher well and went up there and just took my swings,” Perez said, “and eventually I had good hacks out there and everything came out pretty good.”

Award recipients included Perez being named tournament MVP, Custer being honored as top pitcher and Kenney being placed on the all-tournament team.

While many Texas Tech students were soaking up the sun on the beach or shredding powder on the slopes last week, the Tech softball team was getting it done on the field, developing a nine-game winning streak in a six-day span.

Tech will take a weeklong break this week and will resume play Tuesday against Midwestern State in Lubbock at Rocky Johnson Field.

The victories included wins against No. 23 New Mexico, Stony Brook, Monmouth, Seton Hall and Manhattan.

Perez said the nine-game winning streak has greatly improved the team chemistry and the team will be ready for conference play.

Tech has also seemed to find a consistent groove at bat, averaging 7.8 runs per game, while outscoring its nine opponents 71-19 during the win streak.

“We all believe in each other,” she said, “from our starting nine to all the people on the bench, we all know how to contribute within each other.”

“It was a good precursor going in,” said associate head coach Aly Sartini. “We are hitting conference coming up pretty hard, so it was a good confidence booster for us heading into conference play.”

The winning streak started with a doubleheader March 12 versus New Mexico.

The first game, a seven-run inning broke a 2-2 tie that led the Red Raiders past the Lobos, 9-4. Raven Richardson led the team at the plate, going a perfect 4-for4. Cara Custer picked up her 11th win of the season and struck out a career-high eight batters for Tech.

A grand slam by Mikey Kenney in the fourth inning was the difference maker in the second game, propelling Tech to an 8-5 victory. The grand slam marked Kenney’s eighth home run this season and also tied her with Kim Martinez for the school record of 27.

Tech then traveled to New York for a two game series with Stony Brook.

Emily Bledsoe highlighted the first game by becoming the offensive catalyst of a four-run fifth inning by hitting a two-out double, giving Tech the 4-1 win. The win marked the 100th for the Red Raiders under third-year head coach Shanon Hays.

Kenney set the new school home run record with a bomb in the second inning, thus prolonging Tech’s winning streak to 10 against non-conference opponents with a 6-3 victory. The home run was Kenney’s third in the past five games played at the time.

From New York, Tech continued its East Coast spring break tour and went to South Orange, N.J., for the Seton Hall Classic.

The Red Raiders dominated their competition at the plate, pouring on 44 combined runs as opposed to the opposition’s six runs. Three out of the six games played were stopped early due to run rules.

Sartini said the girls also learned a valuable lesson of the benefits of good pitching in the circle.

“When we work ahead and make them swing at our pitches — instead of having to work from behind — it just makes it that much easier,” she said.

Custer tossed a no-hitter and struck out a career-high nine batters against Seton Hall on Friday, allowing Tech to pile on a total of four home runs leading to an 11-0 routing.

Sartini said she and Hays debated on whether or not to pull Custer from the game, but they couldn’t resist the urge of a feat that had been only done five times in school history.

“Her ball was moving really well, she was getting ahead early, and forced them to swing at pitches they normally wouldn’t because they were down 0-2,” she said.

Sunday morning, Adriana Perez went 3-for-3 at the bat with a career-high seven RBIs and led Tech again against Seton Hall en route to the Seton Hall Classic tournament title with a 9-0 beat down.

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MEDIA CLIPPINGS Tech softball hosts Binghamton in home opener

Tech softball goes on hot streak in Louisville Slugger Desert Classic

March 1, 2012 David Just Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

February 20, 2012 Matt Villanueva Daily Toreador

Texas Tech softball coach Shanon Hays expected a few bumps in the road during a challenging non-conference season. An early four-game losing streak in Tempe, Ariz., was, perhaps, just part of the deal.

The Texas Tech softball team swept all of its competition this weekend in Las Vegas at the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic, going a perfect 6-0.

The Red Raiders dug in after the Kajikawa Classic, though, and rattled off 10 wins in a row, having already faced eight teams that reached NCAA regionals last season. Tech is 5-3 in those games.

Tech, 7-4, came to Sin City on a four-game losing streak and with glaring questions regarding both its pitching and hitting. The Red Raiders had been outscored in their four losses by a combined score of 25-7.

“We’ve scheduled tough this year for a reason,” Hays said, “to try and help us in Big 12 play, and hopefully it will pay off for us. Only time will tell.”

A strong showing by Brittany Talley in game one snapped Tech’s four-game losing skid, defeating Ohio State 7-4. With the game scoreless after four innings, Raven Richardson broke the ice by belting a solo home run. The Buckeyes would respond with a single-turned RBI in the same inning.

The Red Raiders will play their first home game of the 2012 season as part of a doubleheader at 1 p.m. Friday against Binghamton at Rocky Johnson Field. They will then face Texas-Arlington at 3:30 p.m.

Tech took advantage of three Buckeyes’ errors in the sixth inning by bringing in six runs to give the Red Raiders a lead.

The Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic, which will pit Tech (11-5) against Binghamton (2-3) and UTA (8-3) three times apiece this weekend, is the final tuneup before a midweek Big 12 Conference series at Texas.

In the next game versus Long Beach State, Tech coach Shanon Hays opted to keep Cara Custer on the mound, designating her the starting pitcher after she allowed three runs as relief pitcher the previous game. It was a gamble that would pay off for the Red Raiders.

The Red Raiders’ 10-game winning streak came to an end with a 3-1 loss to Texas State on Sunday, but the stretch provided a shot in the arm after the slow start.

Custer gave up seven hits, but tossed the first shutout of the season for Tech, guiding the Red Raiders to a 2-0 victory.

“We’re confident,” said first baseman Sandy James, who was named the Big 12’s player of the week on Feb. 21. “We wish we would have had more wins at the beginning when we went 1-4 in Arizona. It’s kind of the way it fell at the time. We’re doing really well right now and I expect us to keep doing the same.”

“We had some good matchups and she did a good job for us the last game,” Hays said, “and we had already planned on starting her anyways. Those first two wins really helped us turn the tables and start the streak.”

James provided Tech’s lone hit during Sunday’s loss in the finals of the Texas Shootout in Waco.

Tech scored its first run in the first inning off an RBI single by Cydney Allen. Richardson scored the final run the next inning, coming in from third, courtesy of a double by Ashley Hamada.

Tech is outscoring opponents by an average of four runs in its 11 victories. The Red Raiders scored one run or were shut out in four of their five losses.

Texas Tech had one of the most potent offenses in the Big 12 last year, and Hays is hoping the bats pick up at home.

“We haven’t swung the bat near as well as I thought we would right now,” Hays said. “I’m waiting for our offense to take off a little bit.”

The team’s pitching, though, which required the most improvement after last year, has been solid.

Freshman Cara Custer enters the weekend as the Big 12 wins leader with a 7-3 record. She is also among the league’s leaders in innings, strikeouts, appearances, shutouts and complete games. Between Custer and pitcher Brittany Talley, Tech has thrown eight complete games.

“It starts with the pitching,” Hays said, “so these first three weeks have gotten us ready for where we’re at.”

Texas Tech is 10-6 in home openers since 1996 and Friday’s game will be the first meeting with Binghamton.

The Red Raiders continued their winning streak Friday with an 8-4 victory against Idaho State.

Tech started the first inning with four runs highlighted by a lead off home run

by Mikey Kenney. The Bengals retaliated in the third inning by recording a threerun homer.

However, the Red Raiders sealed the victory in the fifth inning by hanging a three spot on the board. Tech finished its Saturday evening versus Portland State by scoring all its runs in the first inning en route to a 5-1 win.

The early lead gave Custer a comfortable cushion although she was challenged in the bottom of the first inning with loaded bases, she was able to allow only one runner to score, helping Tech cruise to a win.

Talley returned to the circle Sunday morning versus DePaul, striking out four batters and only allowing one run to help the Red Raiders defeat the Blue Demons, 2-1. DePaul took the early lead in the second inning after an RBI single.

Tech equalized the score in the same inning with a solo home run by Adriana Perez. Perez went 2-for-3 from the plate, making it her second straight multiple hit game.

Sandy James broke the tie in the fifth inning, as she roped a line drive to center field, which gave Hamada an ample amount of time to score from second base.

Tech’s final win was its most lopsided, scoring a season-high 11 runs to soundly beat Utah State, 11-2. Both James and Perez propelled the Red Raiders’ offense, with James driving in four runs and Perez producing three RBIs. Hays said he may tinker with the batting order and pitching rotation this weekend in Waco for the Texas Shootout, but is already getting an idea of who his consistent starters will be.

“That’s the beauty about it — having depth,” he said. “But by conference games we’ll know where we stand with our lineups for sure.”

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MEDIA CLIPPINGS Pitching improvement deemed a must

Coach Hays, Red Raiders set for first games of 2012 season

February 8, 2012 David Just Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

February 8, 2012

The Texas Tech softball team has taken major strides in its first two seasons under coach Shanon Hays.

The Texas Tech softball team will open up its season this Thursday in Tempe, Ariz. at the Arizona State Kajikawa Classic, and both players and third-year head coach Shanon Hays are ecstatic at the opportunity to build off last year’s success.

After inheriting a team that went 15-42 in 2009, Hays has brought the Red Raiders to NCAA regionals in back-to-back years.

Tech had one of the best seasons in program history last year, going 42-16 despite a pitching staff that ranked eighth in the Big 12 Conference with a 3.50 ERA. Texas, Missouri, Baylor, Oklahoma, Texas A&M and Nebraska all had team ERAs under 2.00. Such are the breaks in the Big 12, which Hays believes will be the strongest conference in the country in 2012.

“Pitching is obviously the key to our success and us moving up another level to try and be a top-10 team,” Hays said Tuesday.

The Red Raiders are in Tempe, Ariz., today for their season opener against San Diego State in the Kajikawa Classic.

Returning pitchers Kelsey Dennis and Brittany Talley — both left-handers — will be joined by true freshmen Cara Custer and Chandler Moore, both hard-throwing right-handers.

Custer, Hays said, has already established herself as the team’s No. 1 pitcher.

“They will complement each other very well,” Hays said. “Last year if Brittany Talley got worn down a little bit and we brought in Kelsey Dennis, they were very similar. And I think we can bring in Cara or Chandler or vice versa and you’re going to see something different.”

Custer and Moore throw 66 to 67 mph, while Dennis and Talley throw between 58 and 60, Hays said. The returners are finesse pitchers, and the freshmen have power arms.

“She brings the heat,” senior catcher Cydney Allen said of Custer, “and that’s what we need. Kelsey and Brittany, they bring the junk ball, and they move it a lot.”

Hays compared his new depth to having Greg Maddux and Roger Clemens, or Tom Glavine and Mariano Rivera.

“They have their lefty spins and I have my righty spins,” Custer said, “so that will catch the batters off guard.”

In 18 Big 12 games last year, Tech pitchers amassed an ERA of 5.49, and batters hit .343 against them. They also gave up a league-high 37 home runs.

Hays expects to have a good idea of where his pitching staff stands after a challenging non-conference schedule that includes Tennessee, Stanford and Ohio State in the next two weeks. Tech will face San Diego State, Northwestern, Tennessee, Stanford and Cal Poly during the next three days in Tempe.

Hays hopes those challenges early in the season pay dividends for the team come Big 12 play.

“You’re facing the best in the country pretty much week in and week out,” Hays said. “If you can’t keep up and throw some good arms out there yourself, you’re starting in the doghouse.”

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For the past five out of six seasons, the Red Raiders will open their season in the desert. Success has often followed, as Tech boasts a 14-5 record, including a 9-1 record under Hays in the tournament The tournament will be a homecoming for senior second baseman Logan Hall, who returns to her home state. Hall transferred from Pima Community College before the 2010 season. This will be her third, and perhaps final, time returning since her departure to Texas.

“I’m real excited,” Hall said. “My family is going to be there. It’s a good tournament to start out in, especially with the teams that we have.”

The teams Tech will face in the Kajikawa Classic will be no cakewalk. Four out of the five teams the Red Raiders will play are nationally acclaimed. The highest ranked team Tech will face is No. 9 Stanford, followed by No. 14 Tennessee.

Along with Tech, both San Diego State and Northwestern received votes for Top 25 consideration.

Players and coaches are viewing the tournament as a measuring stick for in-conference play the team will go against this season. The Big 12 Conference features six out of its nine teams in the Top 25 — No. 5 Oklahoma, No. 6 Missouri, No. 7 Baylor, No. 11 Oklahoma State, No. 17 Texas A&M and No. 18 Texas.

“You know it’s always a good thing to get a couple of wins under our belt,” said senior catcher Cydney Allen. “That’s not our main goal, our main goal is to go out there and compete and do our best. But to get a couple of wins, that just a little bit of a confidence booster, and that’ll be good to start the season off.”

A big reason for the Big 12’s recent success is the stellar pitching it brings. The conference features three pitchers who were on the 2011 USA Softball Women’s National team, and another who was on the 2010 USA National Futures Team.

“You better have some good arms that can keep you close in the games and put some zeros up,” coach Hays said. “Not only do these teams in the Big 12 have great pitching staffs, they have great lineups as well. I think the Big 12 is the big conference in the country this year and our pitching proves that.”

Opposing batters going against the Red Raiders will face returning starters Kelsey Dennis and Brittany Talley. The two left-handed pitchers tallied a combined record of 27-12 and a 2.81 ERA. Hays said the addition of freshmen right-handed pitchers Chandler Moore and Cara Custer should improve the rotation and compliment Dennis and Talley.

Scoring should not be a concern for Tech, as the team finished the season ranked No. 4 nationally in batting average hitting .340 and scoring, plating an average of 7.71 runs per game. The Red Raiders also set a Big 12 record last season for averaging a .361 batting average during conference play. The team was led by junior shortstop Raven Richardson, who went .384 at the plate last season, and senior third baseman Emily Bledsoe, who was just behind with a .383 average.

Two notable offensive offseason additions are two-time California JUCO catcher of the year Adriana Perez — who hit above .500 each of her two seasons at Antelope Valley College — and Northern Colorado transfer Melisa Ryba, who hit .323 during her sophomore season along with recording seven home runs and 32 RBIs. With 15 players returning from last year’s squad, including eight seniors, Hays said he has a positive outlook on the season ahead.

“It’s easier for me this year knowing that we have eight really mature, solid quality seniors and we’ve got some very good juniors,” Hays said.

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NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 17 18 19 20 22 23 26 27 28 29 32 56 77

NAME Logan Hall Emily Bledsoe Kermitria Ward Randi Tongate Ashley Hamada Chandler Moore Adriana Perez Meredith Heath Brittany Talley Katelyn Williams Katibeth King Hannah Bell Sandy James Raven Richardson Kelsey Dennis Holley Gentsch Ashley Brokeshoulder Mikey Kenney Melisa Ryba Emily Cooper Derryn Hebert Taylor Powell Cydney Allen Cara Custer

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER HT. 5-6 5-6 5-0 5-9 5-4 5-8 5-5 5-7 5-8 5-6 5-4 5-5 5-9 5-8 5-4 5-9 5-5 5-11 5-8 5-6 5-7 5-8 6-1 5-8

POS. INF INF OF/RHP C OF RHP/INF C OF LHP OF C RHP INF INF LHP C RHP OF INF/OF OF Util.

INF/OF C RHP

B/T CLASS-EX. HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) R/R Sr-2L Tucson, Ariz. (Pima C.C.) L/R Sr-3L Fulshear, Texas (Foster H.S.) L/R So-1L Waco, Texas (Midway H.S.) R/R Jr-2L Weatherford, Texas (Weatherford H.S.) L/R Sr-3L Touchet, Wash. (DeSales Catholic H.S.) R/R Fr-HS Broomfield, Colo. (Broomfield H.S.) R/R Jr-TR Lancaster, Calif. (Antelope Valley College) L/R Sr-2L Fort Worth, Texas (Chipola College) L/L So-1L Little Elm, Texas (Little Elm H.S.) L/L Fr-HS Ceder Park, Texas (Vista Ridge H.S.) R/R Fr-HS Plano, Texas (Prestonwood Christian H.S.) R/R Fr-HS Dayton, Texas (Dayton H.S.) R/R Jr-1L Dallas, Texas (Angelo State) R/R Sr-2L Placentia, Calif (Yavapai C.C.) L/L Sr-1L Helena, Ala. (Wallace State C.C.) R/R Sr-3L Hewitt, Texas (Midway H.S.) R/R Jr-2L Shawnee, Okla. (Shawnee H.S.) R/L Jr-2L Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West H.S.) L/R Jr-RS Littleton, Colo. (Northern Colorado) R/R Jr-TR Des Moines, Iowa (Yavapa College) R/R Fr-HS Pasadena, Texas (Deer Park H.S.) R/R So-1L Henrietta, Texas (Henrietta H.S.) R/R Sr-1L Taylorsville, Utah (Salt Lake C.C.) R/R Fr-HS Spanaway, Wash. (Spanaway Lake H.S.)

NO. NAME 56 Cydney Allen 17 Hannah Bell 3 Emily Bledsoe 23 Ashley Brokeshoulder 28 Emily Cooper 77 Cara Custer 20 Kelsey Dennis 22 Holley Gentsch 2 Logan Hall 7 Ashley Hamada 10 Meredith Heath 29 Derryn Hebert 18 Sandy James 26 Mikey Kenney 14 Katibeth King 8 Chandler Moore 9 Adriana Perez 32 Taylor Powell 19 Raven Richardson 27 Melisa Ryba 11 Brittany Talley 6 Randi Tongate 4 Kermitria Ward 12 Katelyn Williams

POS. C RHP INF RHP OF RHP LHP C INF OF OF UTIL INF OF C RHP/INF C INF/OF INF INF/OF LHP C OF/RHP OF

COACHING STAFF

Head Coach: Shanon Hays (3rd Season) Associate Head Coach: Aly Sartini (3rd Season) Assistant Coach: Kristie Fox (3rd Season) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Leah Legler (1st Season) Director of Operations: Shannon Armstrong (1st Season) Athletic Trainer: Amanda Martinez (1st Season) Graduate Student Manager: Ashly Jacobs (2nd Season)

ROSTER BREAKDOWN

BY POSITION Infield____________________________________ 8 ___________________ Bledsoe, Hall, Hebert, James _______________ Moore, Powell, Richardson, Ryba Outfield___________________________________ 9 ________________ Cooper, Hamada, Heath, Hebert ____________ Kenney, Powell, Ryba, Ward, Williams Catcher___________________________________ 5 __________________________Allen, Gentsch, King ______________________________ Perez, Tongate Pitcher____________________________________ 7 ____________________ Bell, Brokeshoulder, Custer, ____________________Dennis, Moore, Talley, Ward

BY CLASSIFICATION Seniors___________________________________ 8 ________________ Allen, Bledsoe, Dennis, Gentsch, _______________ Hall, Hamada, Heath, Richardson Juniors____________________________________ 7 ________________ Brokeshoulder, Cooper, Kenney, ___________________ James, Perez, Ryba, Tongate Sophomores_______________________________ 3 __________________________ Powell, Talley, Ward Freshmen_________________________________ 6 __________________________ Bell, Custer, Hebert, _________________________King, Moore, Williams

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

BY HOME STATE Alabama__________________________________ 1 ____________________________________ Dennis Arizona___________________________________ 1 _______________________________________ Hall California__________________________________ 2 ____________________________Perez, Richardson Colorado__________________________________ 3 _________________________ Kenney, Moore, Ryba Iowa______________________________________ 1 ____________________________________ Cooper Oklahoma_________________________________ 1 ______________________________ Brokeshoulder Texas____________________________________ 12 ____________Bell, Bledsoe, Gentsch, Heath, Hebert _____________________ James, King, Powell, Talley _______________________Tongate, Ward, Williams Utah_____________________________________ 1 ______________________________________ Allen Washington_______________________________ 2 _____________________________ Custer, Hamada

Ashley Brokeshoulder Broke-shoulder Cara Custer Cuh-ster Holley Gentsch Ghench (rhymes with wrench) Ashley Hamada Hah-mah-da Derryn Hebert He-burt Mikey Kenney Mike-ee Meilisa Ryba Ree-bah Randi Tongate Rand-ee Tong-gate Kermitria Ward Ker-me-tree-ah

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NCAA WASHINGTON REGIONAL NOTES

RADIO/TELEVISION ROSTER

2

Logan Hall

3

Emily Bledsoe

INF • 5-6 • Sr-2L • R/R Tucson, Ariz.

Pima C.C.

INF • 5-6 • Sr-3L • L/R Fulshear, Texas Foster H.S.

9

10

Adriana Perez

C • 5-5 • Jr-TR • R/R Lancaster, Calif.

Antelope Valley College

18

Sandy James

INF • 5-5 • JR-1L • R/R Dallas, Texas Angelo State

27

Melisa Ryba

INF/OF • 5-8 • Jr-RS • L/R Littleton, Colo.

Northern Colorado

Kermitria Ward

RHP/OF • 5-1 • SO-1L • R/R Waco, Texas Foster H.S.

6

7

C • 5-9 • Jr-2L • R/R Weatherford, Texas Weatherford H.S.

OF • 5-4 • Sr-3L • L/R Touchet, Wash.

DeSales Catholic H.S.

Randi Tongate

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12

OF • 5-7 • Sr-2L • L/R Fort Worth, Texas Chipola College

LHP • 5-8 • So-1L • L/L Little Elm, Texas Little Elm H.S.

OF • 5-6 • Fr-HS • L/L Ceder Park, Texas Vista Ridge H.S.

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20

22

INF • 5-8 • Sr-3L • R/R Placentia, Calif.

Yavapai C.C.

LHP • 5-4 • Sr-1L • L/L Helena, Ala. Wallace State C.C.

28

29

Meredith Heath

Raven Richardson

Emily Cooper

OF • 5-6 • Jr-TR • R/R Des Moines, Iowa Yavapa College

Shanon Hays Head Coach 3rd Season

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Brittany Talley

Kelsey Dennis

Derryn Hebert

UTIL • 5-7 • Fr-HS • R/R Pasadena, Texas Deer Park H.S.

Aly Sartini

Assoc. Head Coach 3rd Season

Katelyn Williams

Holley Gentsch

C • 5-9 • Sr-3L • R/R Hewitt, Texas Midway H.S.

32

Taylor Powell

INF/OF • 5-8 • So-1L • R/R Henrietta, Texas Henrietta H.S.

Kristie Fox

Assistant Coach 3rd Season

Ashley Hamada

14

Katibeth King

C • 5-4 • Fr-HS • R/R Plano, Texas Prestonwood Christian H.S.

23

Ashley Brokeshoulder RHP • 5-5 • Jr-2L • R/R Shawnee, Okla.

Shawnee H.S.

56

Cydney Allen

C • 6-1 • Sr-1L • R/R Taylorsville, Utah Taylorsville H.S.

Leah Legler

Vol. Assistant Coach 1st Season

8

Chandler Moore

RHP/INF • 5-8 • Fr-HS • R/R Broomfield, Colo.

Broomfield H.S.

17

Hannah Bell

RHP • 5-5 • Fr-HS • R/R Dayton, Texas Dayton H.S.

26

Mikey Kenney

OF • 5-11 • Jr-2L • R/R Arvada, Colo.

Arvada West H.S.

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Cara Custer

RHP • 5-8 • Fr-HS • R/R Spanaway, Wash.

Spanaway Lake H.S.

Shannon Armstrong Director of Operations 1st Season